TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A bus in Honduras skidded off a freeway and fell right into a ravine on Tuesday, killing at the very least 12 folks and injuring round two dozen others, authorities mentioned.
The bus, carrying almost 60 folks, crashed right into a bridge earlier than tipping right into a stream on the backside of the ravine about 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Tegucigalpa, in line with police officers.
“There are now 12 dead – 10 died at the scene and another two at the hospital in Tegucigalpa,” mentioned hearth brigade Lieutenant Cristian Sevilla.
The significantly injured had been taken to the hospital by ambulance and helicopter, officers mentioned.
President Xiomara Castro mentioned on social media the federal government had declared three days of nationwide mourning.
“This is a tragedy that affects us all,” Castro wrote, including that the federal government would cowl the victims’ funeral prices.
