Xmas carnage in Ecuador: 35 dead in bus plunge
QUITO – A coach journey by passengers heading home for family Christmas celebrations in Ecuador turned to tragedy Friday when the overcrowded vehicle plunged off the road, killing at least 35, officials said. Seven children were among the dead, a spokesman for the Ecuadorian Red Cross, Fernando Gandarillas, told AFP. At least 31 passengers survived, but were injured, some of them badly. Gandarillas said the bus had been traveling from the capital…
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