Preliminary investigation exhibits that the truck had crossed into the alternative lane whereas trying to overhaul one other car.
A head-on collision between a truck and a bus on a freeway within the Bolivian Andes has killed 22 individuals and injured 16 within the nation’s worst street accident this 12 months, police stated.
Fourteen of the useless have been recognized thus far, police stated Sunday, and Chile’s International Ministry stated they included at the very least one Chilean citizen.
Authorities earlier stated the drivers of each automobiles had been among the many useless.
The accident occurred on a freeway between the Bolivian city of Patacamaya and the city of Tambo Quemado in northern Chile, in accordance with the Unitel channel.
The bus was heading towards Chile alongside the busy commerce and vacationer route that hyperlinks the 2 South American international locations.
Preliminary investigation confirmed the truck had crossed into the alternative lane whereas trying to go a car, stated visitors officer Nilo Torrico.
“This truck made an unlawful maneuver and, consequently, we now have this unlucky accident,” he stated.
Photos of the accident shared by Unitel present the bus with its entrance finish smashed and the truck destroyed. Some our bodies had been seen on the street.
First responders had been working to take away our bodies trapped within the destroyed automobiles, Torrico stated.
In line with authorities statistics, there are round 1,400 deaths in Bolivia yearly from visitors accidents. The accidents are primarily resulting from poor driving and mechanical failures.
A collision on a busy freeway in southwestern Bolivia on April 4 killed 14 individuals and injured two.
