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A bus traveling between Guatemala City and San Marcos plunged into a ravine in western Guatemala, resulting in at least 15 deaths and 19 injuries, with the cause of the crash still unknown. The accident occurred in a rugged, foggy area called 'Alaska Peak,' and rescue efforts are ongoing.
A bus in southern Peru crashed into a pickup truck and fell over 650 feet into a ravine, killing at least 37 people and injuring 13, highlighting ongoing concerns about traffic safety in the country.
At least 24 people have been killed and 21 injured in a coach crash in Peru when the inter-city coach fell into a 200m-deep ravine while traveling overnight in the Andes mountains. Coach crashes are common in Peru, especially at night and on mountain highways. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but the mayor of a nearby town mentioned that the highway had not been repaired since a landslide a month ago. Firefighters and locals were the first to arrive at the scene and managed to rescue survivors and transport them to nearby hospitals.
Fire crews in Kern County, California, rescued a person who had been trapped in a pickup truck at the bottom of a 100-foot ravine for five days. The individual, whose identity remains unknown, was found injured and immobilized since August 29th. They were airlifted to a nearby hospital, and the extent of their injuries has not been disclosed. No other injuries were reported during the rescue, which took place over the Labor Day weekend.
A motorist who was trapped in a pickup truck for nearly five days after it went over a 100-foot bluff in Kern County, California, was rescued by firefighters. The individual was found immobilized inside the truck and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
At least 15 people have died and 21 others have been injured in a bus crash in the western coastal state of Nayarit, Mexico. The Elite passenger bus plunged into a ravine on a highway near Barranca Blanca, outside the state capital Tepic. Emergency services are working to remove the victims from the site, while the bus company, Elite, has not yet commented on the incident.