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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 (330ft) ravine in the city of Chiantla, 85 miles (137km) north-west of the capital, Guatemala City. | |
| 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. |
| The bus had been travelling from the city of Huehuetenango towards the border with Mexico. | |
| Rain and bad weather also made rescue workers' jobs difficult. | 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." |