What the records say
- When
- 29 Feb 2008
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 14.46° N, 90.48° W
- Description
- Fatal bus crash in Guatemala
- Deaths
- 54
- Injured
- 25
2008 Villa Canales bus disaster
Fatal bus crash in Guatemala
The 2008 Villa Canales bus disaster occurred in the municipality of Villa Canales, Guatemala on 29 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. Fifty-six people died and another 25 were wounded in the crash.
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