2010-01-31 05:31:56 - Vehicle Accident - Bolivia EDIS CODE: VI-20100131-24745-BOL
Date & Time: 2010-01-31 05:31:56 [UTC]
Area: Bolivia, Departmento de Santa Cruz, Camiri area, Number of death person(s): 10
Number of Injured person(s): 82
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Not confirmed information! Description: At least 10 people died and 82 were injured when two buses collided head-on in southeastern Bolivia. The accident occurred around 1.00 a.m. Saturday, about eight kilometers south of Santa Cruz town of Camiri. Ten people died, 82 were injured and hospitalized, seven of them in critical condition. The tragedy occurred when one of the buses entered the oncoming lane as the driver was passing another vehicle. This is the sixth large-scale accident involving buses in Bolivia since the year start. Seventy-five people have died in the accidents.
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