Time 19:15 Bus 1 Date 29 February 2008 Country Guatemala Passenger count 79 | Location Villa Canales Passengers 79 Number of deaths 54 Injuries 25 | |
The 2008 Villa Canales bus disaster occurred in the municipality of Villa Canales, Guatemala on the 29th of February 2008, at 19:15 local time. A passenger bus from Transportes Cubanita, with 79 people on board, crashed into a 10-meter ravine after missing a sharp bend in the road connecting Villa Canales to Barberena. 54 people died and another 25 were wounded in the accident.
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