Rescuers lift bodies of passengers killed by bus plunged into ravine

Record ID: 1736347

  • Title: Rescuers lift bodies of passengers killed by bus plunged into ravine
  • Date: 3rd August 2023
  • Summary: BARRANCA BLANCA, NAYARIT, MEXICO (AUGUST 3, 2023) (REUTERS) RESCUERS CARRYING STRETCHER WITH BODY OF VICTIM OF BUS CLASH RESCUERS NEXT TO BUS VARIOUS OF RESCUERS CARRYING STRETCHER UP TO ROAD VARIOUS OF RESCUERS, SOLDIERS, NATIONAL GUARD ON ROAD BY RAVINE WHERE BUS PLUNGED OFF, QUEUE OF CARS IN BACKGROUND BUS STUCK IN RAVINE AMBULANCES, RESCUERS, NATIONAL GUARDS, SOLDIERS ON ROAD, QUEUE OF CARS IN BACKGROUND RESCUERS APPROACHING STUCK BUS NATIONAL GUARD, SOLDIERS, RESCUERS WATCHING RESCUE FROM ROAD NATIONAL GUARD AND SOLDIERS CARRYING STRETCHER DOWN RAVINE AMBULANCES, VEHICLES AND OFFICERS AND RESCUERS ON ROAD TAPE IN FRONT OF SCENE OF ACCIDENT AMBULANCES, FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE TEAMS ON ROAD TAPE BLOCKING OFF SCENE OF ACCIDENT
  • Embargoed: 17th August 2023 19:34
  • Keywords: Accident Bus Crash Dead Mexico
  • Location: BARRANCA BLANCA, NAYARIT, MEXICO
  • City: BARRANCA BLANCA, NAYARIT, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents,South America / Central America,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001208603082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: At least 17 people died in western Mexico when a passenger bus plunged off a highway into a ravine in the early hours of Thursday (August 3), a state official said.
    Fourteen adults and three children were killed, 22 more passengers had been injured but were in stable condition, the official added.
    A source from Nayarit's firefighting service said six Indian citizens were among the 40 passengers traveling towards Tijuana.
    Rescuers worked to lift the victims' bodies from the bus stuck in the ravine that is some 50 meters (164 ft) deep, according to authorities.
    Authorities said it was not clear what had caused the bus to go off the road.
    (Production: Rodolfo Pena Roja, Anna Portella)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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