Ecuador-Bus Crash/Death Toll
Quito, Ecuador - Aug 15, 2018 (Agencia EFE - No access Chinese mainland/Spain/Latin America/No archive)
1. Various of damaged bus, vehicle; police officers, firefighters at accident site
2. Forensic medicine department building
3. Various of victims' family members
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kleber Viteri, head of Pichincha province's forensic medicine department:
"We have received bodies without any kind of identification, otherwise we could give a preliminary identification."
5. Various of damaged bus, police officers at site
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Angel Guerra, family member of teenage victim:
"Yes, poor child. He would have turned 16 years old in September. It is really a pity. That's life."
7. Various of victims' family members
At least 23 people were killed and 22 others injured when a long-distance bus crashed with a smaller vehicle on a highway and overturned near Ecuador's capital Quito in the early morning hours on Tuesday, local media reported.
The accident occurred on a winding section of the Pifo-Papallacta Highway at about 03:00, according to local media.
The bodies of 10 victims have been identified, including six Colombians, two Venezuelans and two Ecuadorians.
As for the identification of the other victims, head of Pichincha province's forensic medicine department Kleber Viteri said they have established technical teams to handle it.
"We have received bodies without any kind of identification, otherwise we could give a preliminary identification," said Viteri.
According to Viteri, 14 women, seven men and two minors were killed in the crash, including a 15-year-old male teenager and a one-year-old boy.
"Yes, poor child. He would have turned 16 years old in September. It is really a pity. That's life," said Angel Guerra, a family member of the teenager.
A majority of the passengers who survived the crash sustained multiple traumatic injuries, but fortunately, most of their injuries are not life-threating, said health sources.
Ecuador-Bus Crash/Death Toll
Dateline : Aug 15, 2018
Location : Ecuador
Duration : 1'53
Quito, Ecuador - Aug 15, 2018 (Agencia EFE - No access Chinese mainland/Spain/Latin America/No archive)
1. Various of damaged bus, vehicle; police officers, firefighters at accident site
2. Forensic medicine department building
3. Various of victims' family members
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kleber Viteri, head of Pichincha province's forensic medicine department:
"We have received bodies without any kind of identification, otherwise we could give a preliminary identification."
5. Various of damaged bus, police officers at site
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Angel Guerra, family member of teenage victim:
"Yes, poor child. He would have turned 16 years old in September. It is really a pity. That's life."
7. Various of victims' family members
At least 23 people were killed and 22 others injured when a long-distance bus crashed with a smaller vehicle on a highway and overturned near Ecuador's capital Quito in the early morning hours on Tuesday, local media reported.
The accident occurred on a winding section of the Pifo-Papallacta Highway at about 03:00, according to local media.
The bodies of 10 victims have been identified, including six Colombians, two Venezuelans and two Ecuadorians.
As for the identification of the other victims, head of Pichincha province's forensic medicine department Kleber Viteri said they have established technical teams to handle it.
"We have received bodies without any kind of identification, otherwise we could give a preliminary identification," said Viteri.
According to Viteri, 14 women, seven men and two minors were killed in the crash, including a 15-year-old male teenager and a one-year-old boy.
"Yes, poor child. He would have turned 16 years old in September. It is really a pity. That's life," said Angel Guerra, a family member of the teenager.
A majority of the passengers who survived the crash sustained multiple traumatic injuries, but fortunately, most of their injuries are not life-threating, said health sources.
ID : 8088134
Published : 2018-08-16 14:55
Last Modified : 2018-08-16 16:33:00
Source : Agencia EFE
Restrictions : o access Chinese mainland/Spain/Latin America/No archive
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