Car Accidents In Bolivia
Kill 19
At least 19 people have
been killed and more
than 16 injured in two
separate car accidents
in Bolivia, according to
information reaching
here from La Paz, the
country's administrative
capital.
A bus carrying 28
passengers plunged off a
cliff in Sama hill on
Friday morning, just
20km from its
destination -- the
capital of Tarija state.
Eight people were killed
and 16 injured in the
accident.
Another accident, which
claimed the lives of
seven persons, occurred
in the department of La
Paz Thursday night when
a vehicle crashed into a
bus on the Desaguadero
highway connecting
Bolivia with Peru.
The cause of the
accidents is under
investigation.
|
