30 feared dead in Guatemala bus accident

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30 feared dead in Guatemala bus accident

No fewer than 30 people died and more injured in Guatemala City on Monday morning, after a bus traveling on a busy highway fell off a bridge,

A spokesperson for the city’s fire department disclosed this on Monday.

It was reported that the bus was traveling a busy route in and out of the city when it fell from Puente Belice, a highway bridge that crosses over a road and creek.

Images shared by the fire department on social media showed that the bus was partially submerged in water surrounded by victims’ bodies.

Guatemala City Mayor Ricardo Quinonez in a post on social media, said emergency services had been deployed while traffic police worked on establishing alternate routes in the affected area.