Guest guest Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Monday, 25 September 2006, 05:16 GMT 06:16 UK Ecuador road crash kills dozens Many bodies were recovered from the scene of the crash At least 47 people, among them 17 children, have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road near the Ecuadorean capital, Quito. The bus overturned along a steep, winding road in what officials say is the country's worst accident in years. Only five of the 52 people on the bus survived the crash. The five, all children, are in hospital. The accident happened near the village of Papallacta, 45km (27 miles) from the Latin American country's capital. The passengers are believed to be family members and friends who had hired the bus for an outing, a police spokesman said. They were apparently returning to their homes in the community of Amaguana, 10 miles (16 km) south of Quito. " Due to excess speed, the driver lost control of the bus and it turned over, " the spokesman, Patricio Quimso, told the Associated Press. Television footage shows children's' bodies on the side of the road. The blind curves on the mountain roads of the Andes, combined with poorly maintained vehicles, mean that crashes are common. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5376686.stm Dasha: Sa/Me/Ve/Sa/Ma   satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release 22.09.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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