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| Dozens killed in Guatemala crash | Dozens killed in Guatemala crash |
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| At least 42 people have died and several injured after a passenger bus crashed in northern Guatemala. | At least 42 people have died and several injured after a passenger bus crashed in northern Guatemala. |
| Rescue officials said the bus fell down a 100m (300ft) ravine after leaving the city of Huehuetenango, near the border with Mexico, on Sunday night. | Rescue officials said the bus fell down a 100m (300ft) ravine after leaving the city of Huehuetenango, near the border with Mexico, on Sunday night. |
| Rescue workers have lifted bodies from the scene using cables and five survivors have been taken to hospital. | Rescue workers have lifted bodies from the scene using cables and five survivors have been taken to hospital. |
| Officials blamed the accident on fog and rain that blanketed an already dangerous road. | Officials blamed the accident on fog and rain that blanketed an already dangerous road. |
| News agency EFE said six children were among the dead and five people had suffered serious injuries. | |
| Mario Cruz, spokesman for volunteer fire teams, told EFE: "Forty-one of the 47 passengers ... died at the scene of the accident, one other at the hospital." | Mario Cruz, spokesman for volunteer fire teams, told EFE: "Forty-one of the 47 passengers ... died at the scene of the accident, one other at the hospital." |