(10 Feb 2025)
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Guatemala City, Guatemala – 10 February 2025
1. Aerial shot of crash site ++MUTE ++
2. Firefighters removing personal affects from the site
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Hernandez, Firefighter ++PART COVERED BY SHOT 1++:
“So far we have counted more than 40 people dead. This has resulted from the fact that the bus was at capacity. It was quite full, according to motorists who saw the bus pass by. These are buses that transport several people to their places of work. They were probably on their way to the terminal area, but when they fell, these people were on top of each other and were left with internal injuries and this caused almost instantaneous death."
4. Rescuers at scene
5. View of the crash site
STORYLINE:
At least 51 people are dead after their bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital, said Hector Flores, who was helping coordinate the municipal government’s response.
Firefighting spokesman Edwin Villagran said a multi-vehicle crash sent the bus off the bridge before dawn.
Others were seriously injured.
The bus fell 115 feet (35 meters) into a sewage-polluted stream.
It landed upside down and half-submerged.
The bus had come from Progreso, northeast of the capital.
Volunteer firefighting spokesman Óscar Sánchez said children were among the victims.
President Bernardo Arévalo offered his condolences and declared a day of national mourning.
AP Video shot by Moises Castillo
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