The bus, which was travelling between Guatemala Metropolis and San Marcos, crashed for unknown causes, authorities say.
Printed On 27 Dec 2025
A minimum of 15 individuals have been killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged right into a ravine on the Inter-American Freeway in western Guatemala, native authorities say.
The deaths included 11 males, three girls and a minor, in keeping with Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for native firefighters.
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Amado advised reporters on Saturday that some 19 injured individuals had been taken to hospitals close to the scene of the accident.
The crash occurred within the Solola Division between kilometres 172 and 174, in an space nicknamed “Alaska Peak” due to its rugged terrain, within the division of Totonicapan (western Guatemala).
The dense fog in that space typically reduces visibility for drivers taking the route in query.
‘Purpose unknown’
The bus, which was travelling between Guatemala Metropolis and the division of San Marcos, on the border with Mexico, fell right into a ravine virtually 75 metres (250ft) deep for unknown causes, Amado added.
Photographs shared by the hearth division on social media early on Saturday confirmed the wrecked bus within the ravine as firefighters labored on the scene to rescue the wounded and get well the our bodies of the victims.
Family of the passengers arrived on the scene of the accident in addition to the hospitals across the space looking for their family members, native media reviews mentioned.
Early in 2025, greater than 50 individuals died and plenty of others had been injured in one other main bus crash within the nation, when the car plunged right into a polluted ravine outdoors Guatemala Metropolis.
