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Colombia Bus Plunge in Antioquia Kills 16 Students and Driver

An investigation focuses on the cause, including oversight questions about whether the outing was school-sanctioned.

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.