The bus was traveling toward Loja, in southern Ecuador, when it crashed 21 kilometers (13 miles) south of the city of Cuenca.
"There
are a total of 37 injured and 11 dead reported in this morning's
accident," the health ministry's regional office said on Twitter. Images
posted on Twitter by the Cuenca fire department showed the bus
overturned on its side.
On August
14, a Colombian bus carrying 40 passengers crashed on the outskirts of
Ecuador's capital Quito, killing 23 people, among them Colombians and
Venezuelans. Days earlier, another bus carrying Barcelona football fans
crashed in southern Ecuador, killing 12 people and injuring 30. Images posted on Twitter by the Cuenca fire department showed the bus
overturned on its side. On August 14, a Colombian bus carrying 40
passengers crashed on the outskirts of Ecuador’s capital Quito, killing
23 people, among them Colombians and Venezuelans. Days earlier, another
bus carrying Barcelona football fans crashed in southern Ecuador,
killing 12 people and injuring 30.
