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Dozens killed in Guatemala crash Dozens killed in Guatemala crash
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At least 34 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 travelling from the city of Huehuetenango towards the border with Mexico.
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 the death toll was as high as 42 and included six children. Rain and bad weather also made rescue workers' jobs difficult.
News agency EFE said the death toll included six children.
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."