According to police, a bus crash on a Bolivian mountain road has claimed the lives of over thirty people.
In the southwest Yocalla district, the car plunged nearly 800 meters (2625 feet) into a ravine, according to an officer.
According to a video released by a local hospital official, 14 people were also hurt, including four children.
Roads in Bolivia are notoriously hazardous, especially when they are in mountainous regions.
According to police, the accident occurred between the cities of PotosĂ and Oruro.
According to police colonel Victor Benavides, who spoke to the AFP news agency, officials think that speeding may have contributed to the collision because the driver was “unable” to control the bus.
According to reports, this is the most serious traffic accident that has occurred in the South American nation this year.
According to local news source Unitel, a number of the injured were in critical condition.
In Bolivia, fatal traffic accidents are frequent.
Another bus crashed off a road last month, also close to PotosĂ, killing 19 people.
In a nation of roughly 12 million people, road accidents claim the lives of 1,400 people annually on average, according to government statistics.
