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At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident

A tragic accident on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala left 15 dead and 19 injured on Saturday after a bus fell into a ravine.

Reuters AMERICAS
Published December 27,2025
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At ‍least 15 people were killed ‌and ‍19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, authorities said ⁠on Saturday.

"Fifteen people have died in this traffic accident — 11 men, three women ‌and a minor," Leandro Amado, a spokesman for local firefighters, ‍told reporters, ‍adding that ‍around 19 ⁠injured people ‍were taken to hospitals near the scene.