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A bus crash in Bolivia's Potosi region resulted in 37 deaths and 39 injuries. The collision occurred when a bus swerved into the oncoming lane, possibly due to speeding.
By Monica Machicao and Daniel Ramos
LA PAZ (Reuters) -A crash involving two buses in Bolivia left at least 37 people dead and dozens injured in the western Potosi region, police and local authorities said on Saturday.
The accident happened during the early morning hours on the route between the cities of Uyuni and Colchani, when one of the vehicles swerved into the oncoming lane.
"As a result of this fatal accident we have 39 people injured in four hospitals in the town of Uyuni, and 37 people have lost their lives," a spokesman for the Departmental Police Command of Potosi told reporters.
Police personnel are working to identify people who were killed and those who were injured and hospitalized, the spokesperson added.
At the scene, a crane turned over one of the buses, which had rolled over onto its side, and police officers were seen removing bodies from the crashed vehicles and carrying them away wrapped in blankets.
According to the preliminary investigation, one of the buses encroached into the oncoming lane, presumably due to speeding, and caused the collision, the Bolivian Ministry of Government said in a statement.
(Reporting by Monica Machicao, Daniel Ramos and Sergio Limachi; Writing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
The article discusses a fatal bus crash in Bolivia's Potosi region, resulting in 37 deaths and numerous injuries.
Preliminary investigations suggest that speeding led one bus to swerve into the oncoming lane, causing the collision.
39 people were injured and are receiving treatment in hospitals in the town of Uyuni.
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