Death toll in Ecuador bus crash climbs to 21, 40 injured


  • World
  • Monday, 17 Nov 2025

The death toll of a bus crash in Simiatug, in central Ecuador, on Sunday has risen to 21 people and at least 40 injured, the country’s emergency services said on Monday.The bus was driving along an inter-provincial route between the cities of Simiatug and Ambato when it lost control and tumbled down 150 meters, the emergency services said in a statement.Ecuador’s disaster agency had initially reported 12 dead and at least 10 injured on Sunday.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia, writing by Iñigo Alexander)

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