According to the authorities’ preliminary theory, the accident was caused by the driver’s speeding and lost vehicle control.
In Bolivia, at least 30 people died on Monday after a passenger bus plunged into a 800 -meter -deep gorge, police said.
According to local media, at least 15 people would have been injured in the accident, many of whom were reported to be in a critical state. It was not immediately clear how many people on the bus were at the time of the accident.
The accident happened in the southern part of the country on a narrow bipolar road between the cities of Potos and Oruro. According to the authorities’ preliminary theory, the accident was caused by the driver’s speeding and lost vehicle control.
This is the most serious traffic accident reported this year. According to statistics on the country’s administration, about 1,400 people die each year in Bolivia’s traffic accidents.