Tragic bus crash

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Normally, news of this type seems to come from Bolivia or some other mountainous area, but today it comes from Puerto Plata, where a bus loaded with families out for a Sunday swim went off a bridge, killing two and injuring almost 60. The accident occurred in the community of La China on the highway between Puerto Plata and Navarrete. The two victims, so far, are a five-month old baby and a man of 46. Thirty others are reported to be in very serious condition in hospitals in Santiago. The accident happened at 6:10 in the afternoon when the bus and an SUV collided and the bus fell 60 feet to the La China Vieja River. According to information gathered by El Caribe, most passengers on the bus were members of one family. Richard Guzman, who helped to move some of the victims, said that it was a miracle that more people were not killed in the accident. The latest reports in Hoy newspaper say that another person has died from injuries suffered in the crash.

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