Authorities suspect mechanical failure and speeding were factors in the crash. Additionally, Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar suggested the driver’s decision to avoid tolls by taking an alternative route may have contributed. President Gustavo Petro expressed condolences and confirmed law enforcement was handling the emergency response.
The bus had 42 passengers onboard, and the injured were rushed to hospitals in nearby towns. This tragedy follows a recent fatal bus crash involving Colombian nationals in France, highlighting the ongoing danger of bus travel.
This tragic accident came just weeks after another fatal bus crash involving Colombian nationals in France, near a French ski resort. In that incident, 30 Colombian citizens living in Spain were on a bus returning to Barcelona when it crashed, killing two passengers and injuring many others. The passengers had been on a shopping trip to Andorra before the crash occurred.
