Bus plunges into ravine in Bolivia, killing at least 10

At least 10 people were killed and several others seriously injured when a bus plunged about 100 meters (330 feet) into a ravine on Thursday night in Bolivia’s highlands, police said. (AFP/File)
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Updated 06 February 2026
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Bus plunges into ravine in Bolivia, killing at least 10

  • The crash occurred near the community of Putina Cotamasa
  • Emergency teams evacuated survivors and rushed them to hospitals

LA PAZ: At least 10 people were killed and several others seriously injured when a bus plunged about 100 meters (330 feet) into a ravine on Thursday night in Bolivia’s highlands, police said.
The crash occurred near the community of Putina Cotamasa, in Camacho ⁠province north of the capital La Paz, and prompted residents and local authorities to work hours on rescue efforts.
Images broadcast by local television stations ⁠and circulated on social media showed the scale of the disaster, including bodies of victims and injured passengers, among them minors.
Emergency teams evacuated survivors and rushed them to hospitals in La Paz, local media said. The cause of the ⁠crash was under investigation.
Such accidents are common in Bolivia, where conditions in rugged Andean terrain and along dirt roads linking cities with rural communities often worsen during the rainy season.