‘Ecuador’ Archives
Bus Crashes in Ecuador; 11 Killed, 37 Injured
A bus crashed in Andes mountains, around twenty-one kilometers south of Cuenca, Ecuador, on September 1st. The accident happened when the bus was heading toward Loja. Eleven people were killed in the crash. Thirty-seven others were injured.
At Least 24 Dead, 19 Injured After Bus Crashes in Ecuador
A bus overturned after crashing into another vehicle on a highway in Ecuador, on August 14th. The accident happened when the bus was heading to Quito, Ecuador. At least twenty-four people were killed in the crash. Nineteen others were injured. Authorities said the deceased include Colombians and Venezuelans
Bus Crashes in Ecuador; 12 Killed, Over 30 Injured
A bus crashed on the road between Cuenca and Molleturo, in Ecuador, on August 12th. The accident happened when the bus was transporting fans of Barcelona S.C., Ecuador’s most popular football club, from Cuenca to Guayaquil, Ecuador. At least twelve people were killed in the crash. Thirty others were injured.
Utah Student injured in July 6 Bus Crash in Ecuador Safe return home
Student Laramie Riggs was aboard the Ecuador Bus that crashed on July 6. Her summer internship was halted by the bus crash that broke her sternum and fractured neck bones and vertabrae and broke ribs. The crash killed 7 and injured 35. Riggs was initially doctored in Riobamaba where she was on a ventilator and her lungs drained, then taken to [...]
Bus Crash in Ecuador
A bus plate number 74 and TAV-0009 en route from Quito to Cuenca crashed in Ecuador, killing 7 of the 42 aboard and injuring 35 about 1 a.m. on July 6, 2013. The accident occurred near Alausí in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador on what is known as the "death curve." The injured were taken to hospitals in Riobamba, Alaausi and [...]
Ecuador Bus Crash Kills 13, Injures 37
In Dec 26, 2012, after a bus lost its brakes, it flipped and fell down an embankment in La Joaquina, Ecuador. The accident occurred in Tungurahua providence between the provincial capital Ambato and the town of Pillaro. The bus was speeding at the time.
Transport Cooperative Chilla Falls off Devil’s Route in Ecuador, 16 Fatalities
What: Transport Cooperative Chilla Bus en route from Canton Chilla to Passage Where: El Oro, Ecuador When: August 24, 2012, 6:00 a.m Who: 16 fatalities, 20 injured Why: The driver of a Transport Cooperative Chilla bus apparently lose control and veer off the two-lane road at a curve known as “Devil’s Route” ; La ruta del [...]
Bus Plummets into Ravine, Killing 29
What: Bus crash en route from Ibarra to San Lorenzo Where: Quajara Ecuador When: Feb 19, 2019 7:15 pm Who: 29 killed, 27 injured Why: A Ibarra-San Lorenzo bus speeding in Quajara Ecuador ran off a road and fell into an abyss, killing 29 people, including two children. Twenty-seven were injured. Survivors say the bus hit a barrier, [...]
Children Injured in Ecuador Schoolbus Crash
What: Imbacarchi cooperative Pedro de Arobe Schoolbus en route to Imbabura Where: Concepcion in El Carchi, Ecuador When: Friday October 28, 2011, at 2:30 pm Who: eight fatalities, 24 injuries Why: The schoolbus was taking students of Imbacarchi cooperative Pedro de Arobe home to Imbabura when the bus fell into a ravine. The [...]
Ecuadorian bus crash
video capture What: Reina Del Camino Interprovincial Bus 57 en route from Quito to Chone and San Isidro Where: between Flavio Alfaro and El Carmen, Ecuador When: Dec 24, 2010 Who: 35 killed, 34 injured, 83 passengers were on the bus Why: Driving on a foggy, rainy mountain road, the bus's gear box failed as well as the brakes, leaving the [...]
