At Least 30 People Killed in Bus Accident: Report – Newsweek

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Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company between 2017 and 2019, before spending several years as a senior video journalist on the social news team at The Wall Street Journal, where he primarily produced short-form and breaking-news videos for the Journal’s X (Twitter) page, with a focus on business, finance and markets. He also produced longer videos for other platforms on a wide range of subjects, from the U.K. royal family’s finances to the cost of tackling climate change. He has also worked for The London Evening Standard, Fox News and Bauer Media.

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Dozens of people are dead after a bus fell into a ravine on the outskirts of Guatemala City, according to the local fire department.

At least 30 people were killed, according to Reuters, citing a fire department spokesperson. Social media posts from the fire department indicated that more than five people were dead, and four survivors had been found.

Newsweek has contacted the fire department via email for further comment.

The bus plummeted about 20 meters from Puente Belice, a highway bridge spanning a road and creek on a busy route to and from the city, Reuters reported.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared there would be a period of national mourning following the incident.

“I stand in solidarity with the families of the victims who today woke up to heartbreaking news,” he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Their pain is my pain.”

Arévalo also said he was sending the army and the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction agency to the site to assist.

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