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At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital.

 

Investigators from the public ministry said that there were 53 bodies recovered at the scene and the San Juan de Dios Hospital confirmed that two passengers brought there had also died.

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Preliminary reports suggest that a tragic traffic accident has resulted in 31 fatalities and 15 injuries.

The incident involved a bus traveling from Rancho towards Guatemala which fell into a ravine near the Belize bridge. pic.twitter.com/puEwVZLHK0

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Firefighting spokesperson Edwin Villagran said a multi-vehicle crash sent the bus off the road and into the steep gorge below the bridge before dawn. Others were seriously injured.

 

The bus fell 115 feet (35 meters) into a sewage-polluted stream. It landed upside down and half-submerged.

 

The bus had come from Progreso, northeast of the capital. Volunteer firefighting spokesman Óscar Sánchez said children were among the victims.

President Bernardo Arévalo offered his condolences and declared a day of national mourning.