BOGOTA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured early Saturday when a passenger bus overturned on a highway in southwestern Colombia's Huila department, local media reported.
The crash occurred on National Route 45 as the bus was traveling from Florencia to the capital Bogota.
Preliminary reports indicated that two children were among those killed, while authorities were still working to confirm the death toll and identify the victims.
Traffic police, firefighters and highway concession workers responded to the scene, coordinating rescue and emergency operations.
The injured were taken to hospitals in the nearby city of Neiva.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. Preliminary reports suggested that the driver may have briefly fallen asleep at the wheel, causing him to lose control of the bus.
