A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador early Tuesday, killing¹ 24 people and injuring 22 others, according to the Quito Fire Department.

 

厄瓜多尔一辆载着哥伦比亚和委内瑞拉旅客的巴士周二早上发生车祸，造成24人死亡、22人受伤。
 

 

The bus was traveling to Quito when it hit a car along a stretch known as "Deadman's curve" on the Pifo-Papallacta Road near the capital at about 3:00 local time (0900GMT), authorities said.

 

The Colombia-registered bus apparently² suffered a brake failure, then crashed into the car and rolled over several times, killing at least 24 people and striking three houses before coming to a stop, officials said.

 

Photos of the accident showed the mangled³ bus lying on its side, with debris⁴ strewn along the road.

 

National Police officer Roberto Padilla said the majority of the passengers were Colombians, but the toll⁵ included some Venezuelans as well. At least three of the four passengers in the car, who included two children, were killed.

 

An investigation⁶ is on, officials said, as they spent the early morning combing through the bus and removing victims.

 

The bus, carrying 38 passengers, belonged to an international tourism company, Cootrans Especiales del Oriente, El Comercio newspaper said.

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