At least 20 killed in Colombia bus accident

Investigators stated they’re doable mechanical failures within the brake system as a trigger for the crash.

A minimum of 20 folks died and 15 others had been injured when a bus overturned on the Pan-American Freeway in southwestern Colombia.

The bus was travelling between the port metropolis of Tumaco, within the southwestern nook of Colombia, and Cali, 320km (200 miles) to the northeast, when the incident occurred on Saturday.

“Sadly, we have now a toll of 20 folks lifeless,” stated Captain Albertland Agudelo of the Narino division visitors police.

Among the many injured had been a three-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy.

Investigators are doable “mechanical failures within the brake system”, Colonel Oscar Lamprea, director of visitors and transportation within the space, stated in a message to reporters.

A preliminary report stated the driving force misplaced management after popping out of a curve in a foggy space. It took rescue staff from the police and hearth departments 9 hours to set the automobile upright, evacuate the injured and recuperate the lifeless.