At least 19 people died and 17
were injured when a school vehicle
collided with a bus in southwestern
Ecuador, the national security service said today.
A source at the Integrated Security
Service, or ECU-911, said the school
vehicle “was not following a route,” so it carried no passengers during the accident yesterday.
The agency did not specify how many passengers were traveling on the interprovincial service bus. An off-road vehicle was also involved in the crash on the road between the southwestern coastal towns of Yaguachi and Milagro.
Road accidents are one of the leading
causes of death in Ecuador.
