Bus Accident Kills 23 In Ecuador
About 23 people lost their lives and 14 injured in a bus accident in Ecuador on Tuesday.
The morning incident accord on a country road 40 kilometres east of Quito, according to the fire department.
The bus collided with a small lorry and tipped over, a fire department spokesperson said.
The bus belonged to a Colombian transport company, according to El Universo newspaper.
The majority of the victims are Colombians and Venezuelans, the head of the emergency service COE, Christian Rivera, told broadcaster Ecuador TV.