Colombia Bus carrying schoolchildren plunges into ravine - more than twelve dead
In Colombia, a bus carrying students on a graduation trip plunged into an 80-metre-deep ravine. "More than a dozen people" were killed, according to the governor of the Antioquia region in the north-west of the South American country. Around 20 people were injured. Without naming specific sources, the media reported at least 16 fatalities.
14.12.2025, 19:19
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The eleventh and final year students were on their way back from a stay on the beach on the Caribbean coast to Bello near Medellín when the accident happened. According to media reports, around 40 passengers were traveling on the bus, which crashed in a rural area near Segovia.
The injured were taken to hospitals. According to official information, most of them are between 16 and 18 years old.
"Today is a sad day for Antioquia," said the governor. The bus is said to have left the road for an as yet unexplained reason, according to media reports. The national road safety authority is investigating what led to the accident.
