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Five Britons die in Ecuador crash Five Britons die in Ecuador crash
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Five Britons have been killed and another 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office has said.Five Britons have been killed and another 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office has said.
The accident happened between Quito and Puerto Lopez on Saturday evening at around 6pm to 7pm local time.The accident happened between Quito and Puerto Lopez on Saturday evening at around 6pm to 7pm local time.
British Embassy staff are providing consular assistance and are working with the tour company involved to inform the relatives of victims.British Embassy staff are providing consular assistance and are working with the tour company involved to inform the relatives of victims.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the exact circumstances of the crash were not yet known.A Foreign Office spokeswoman said the exact circumstances of the crash were not yet known.
"We are not sure whether any other vehicles were involved. We are still trying to piece together all the details," she said."We are not sure whether any other vehicles were involved. We are still trying to piece together all the details," she said.
Local press
According to local newspaper, La Hora, five British women where killed in Sancan, when a bus from the company Reina del Camino hit another vehicle.
It says they had been on a sightseeing trip to the beaches of southern Manabi when the bus crashed.
The paper reports the injured were taken to hospitals in Portoviejo, Manta and Jipijapa.
Around 22,000 Britons visit the Ecuador every year, according to the Foreign Office.