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07 Dec 2025

Dozens die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

Dozens die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

At least 51 people are dead after a bus plunged off a bridge on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital.

Fire service spokesman Edwin Villagran said a multi-vehicle crash sent the bus off the bridge before dawn.

A number of other people were seriously injured.

The bus fell 115 feet into a sewage-polluted stream. It landed upside down and half-submerged.

The bus had come from Progreso, north-east of the capital, Guatemala City.

Volunteer firefighting spokesman Oscar Sanchez said children were among the victims.

President Bernardo Arevalo offered his condolences and declared a day of national mourning.

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