Bus Accidents Colombia

Sixteen people were killed and 11 severely burned when an interstate bus caught fire after the driver tried to clean the carburetor with gasoline, Colombia's highway patrol said Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday night near the town of Socha, about 140 miles northeast of Bogota. The patrol said the bus had stalled and the driver was pouring gasoline into the carburetor when the fuel ignited. The fire spread quickly near the door of the bus, blocking the passengers' escape, it said.

A bus careened off a cliff on an isolated mountain road in southern Colombia on Friday, killing 37 people and injuring three, police said. The bus tumbled 2,500 feet down a mountainside near the town of Carrisal, 430 miles southwest of Bogota.

A bus veered off a road outside Bogota, the Colombian capital, and plunged into a 300-foot-deep ravine, killing 11 people and at injuring at least 30 others, police said Friday. Nine of the victims were children, police added.

Twelve people, including two children, were killed when a truck plowed into a small bus south of the Colombian capital, police said Monday. Caracol radio initially reported that the accident occurred early Monday morning. But police said the crash, the worst in Colombia this year, happened Sunday evening on a highway 22 miles south of Bogota. Six people were injured in the crash, the cause of which was still under investigation, police said.

A landslide buried a bus full of high school students in central Colombia on Tuesday, and more than 30 people were feared dead, reports reaching the capital said.

A bus careened off a highway in Boyaco province north of Bogota and plunged into a chasm, killing 21 people and injuring another 30, police said Saturday.

Fourteen passengers were burned to death in a fire on a bus between Bogota and Manizales, police said Tuesday.

Twenty-five people were feared killed when a Colombian bus carrying 41 travelers slid off a winding road and plummeted 180 feet down a ravine and into the Cauca River on Saturday, authorities said. Civil Defense workers said their rescue efforts were hampered by turbulent waters. They had recovered 10 bodies and were searching for another 15 missing passengers. Authorities said 16 people survived the early morning crash. Eleven were being treated for injuries in nearby hospitals.

Twelve people, including two children, were killed when a truck plowed into a small bus south of the Colombian capital, police said Monday. Caracol radio initially reported that the accident occurred early Monday morning. But police said the crash, the worst in Colombia this year, happened Sunday evening on a highway 22 miles south of Bogota. Six people were injured in the crash, the cause of which was still under investigation, police said.

A bus careened off a cliff on an isolated mountain road in southern Colombia on Friday, killing 37 people and injuring three, police said. The bus tumbled 2,500 feet down a mountainside near the town of Carrisal, 430 miles southwest of Bogota.

Twenty-five people were feared killed when a Colombian bus carrying 41 travelers slid off a winding road and plummeted 180 feet down a ravine and into the Cauca River on Saturday, authorities said. Civil Defense workers said their rescue efforts were hampered by turbulent waters. They had recovered 10 bodies and were searching for another 15 missing passengers. Authorities said 16 people survived the early morning crash. Eleven were being treated for injuries in nearby hospitals.

A bus veered off a road outside Bogota, the Colombian capital, and plunged into a 300-foot-deep ravine, killing 11 people and at injuring at least 30 others, police said Friday. Nine of the victims were children, police added.

Seven people were killed and nine others injured when an explosion and fire tore through a bus in northern Bogota on Sunday. At least two children were among the dead. Initial reports blamed the accident on a bomb planted by attackers with links to the nation's drug cartels. But a police spokesman said the fire apparently was caused by a short circuit in the vehicle's electrical system.

A bus careened off a highway in Boyaco province north of Bogota and plunged into a chasm, killing 21 people and injuring another 30, police said Saturday.

Sixteen people were killed and 11 severely burned when an interstate bus caught fire after the driver tried to clean the carburetor with gasoline, Colombia's highway patrol said Tuesday. The accident occurred Monday night near the town of Socha, about 140 miles northeast of Bogota. The patrol said the bus had stalled and the driver was pouring gasoline into the carburetor when the fuel ignited. The fire spread quickly near the door of the bus, blocking the passengers' escape, it said.

Fourteen passengers were burned to death in a fire on a bus between Bogota and Manizales, police said Tuesday.

Seven people were killed and nine others injured when an explosion and fire tore through a bus in northern Bogota on Sunday. At least two children were among the dead. Initial reports blamed the accident on a bomb planted by attackers with links to the nation's drug cartels. But a police spokesman said the fire apparently was caused by a short circuit in the vehicle's electrical system.

A landslide buried a bus full of high school students in central Colombia on Tuesday, and more than 30 people were feared dead, reports reaching the capital said.