Tragic bus accident in Guatemala: 55 dead and many injuries!

Tragic bus accident in Guatemala: 55 dead and many injuries!

A tragic bus accident in Guatemala cost at least 55 people on Monday. The coach, who was traveling from San Agustín Acasaguastlán to Guatemala City, fell from the Belize bridge to a deep gorge and landed in a river contaminated with wastewater. The shortest number of 53 victims was confirmed by the public prosecutor, two other passengers later died in the hospital. The injured include several people who are in a critical condition, which has made the misfortune one of the worst in recent years in the Central American country, such as Vol.at reported.

The circumstances of the accident

At the time of the accident, over 70 passengers were on the bus when the driver lost control, rammed several smaller vehicles and then broke through the guiding rail. The exact reason for the accident has so far been unclear. President Guatemalas, Bernardo Arévalo, expressed his deep regret and called out a state mourning to commemorate the victims of the tragic incident. The bus, which was 30 years old, had a valid operating license, but it is now being investigated whether it may have been overloaded, according to Communication Minister Miguel Angel Díaz. The public prosecutor's office has initiated an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident, such as nön.at reported.