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At least 13 folks had been killed and 28 injured after a bus full of vacationers plummeted down a 160-foot gorge in Colombia.\n<\/p>\n
Mar\u00eda Constanza Garc\u00eda Alicastro, Colombia’s minister of transport, shared particulars of the tragedy on X (previously Twitter)<\/a> on Friday, Jan. 3.\n<\/p>\n She wrote that the accident occurred within the municipality of Tangua on the \u201croad that connects Pasto with Ipiales\u201d within the early morning hours.\n<\/p>\n \u201cSo far, the authorities have reported 13 people dead, 28 injured and 1 unharmed,\u201d she continued, including, \u201cMy deepest condolences to the households affected by this tragedy and I specific my full solidarity on behalf of the nationwide authorities in these tough occasions.”<\/p>\n Local Spanish-language information outlet NTN24<\/a> reported that the bus was carrying 42 passengers and was driving alongside a stretch of street with \u201ccomplicated curves\u201d when the accident occurred.\n<\/p>\n The outlet moreover famous that victims had been rushed to hospitals in Tangua, Ipiales and town of Pasto.\n<\/p>\n Never miss a narrative \u2014 join PEOPLE’s free every day publication<\/a> to remain up-to-date on one of the best of what PEOPLE has to supply\u200b\u200b, from celeb information to driving human curiosity tales.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n It is at the moment unclear if any kids had been onboard. The Tolombian Traffic Police are nonetheless investigating the identities of these concerned within the crash, per NTN24.\n<\/p>\n