Overview
- The bus carrying 11th-graders returning to Bello from the Caribbean coast fell about 80 meters into a ravine near Segovia in the early morning.
- Governor Andrés Julián Rendón confirmed 17 dead—16 students and the driver—and about 20 injured taken to hospitals, including some airlifted.
- Local reports put the passenger count at roughly 40 to 45, with most victims between 16 and 18 years old.
- The national traffic safety authority has opened a probe, and officials have not yet determined why the vehicle left the road.
- The school and media accounts indicate the trip may not have been an official school event, prompting questions about responsibility and supervision.