The tourist bus plunged into a ravine: 12 passengers lost their lives.

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In the early hours of the morning in the city of Pasto, Colombia, a tourist bus carrying 42 passengers plunged into a 50-meter ravine.

According to NTN24, those injured in the accident on the Pan-American Highway were taken to hospitals in Tangua, Ipiales, and Pasto. Colombian Traffic Police are trying to determine the ages and identities of those involved in the accident.

Colombian Minister of Transportation María Constanza García Alicastro expressed her deepest condolences to the families affected by this tragedy in a statement on social media, saying, "I express my full solidarity on behalf of the national government during these difficult times."

The accident, which occurred at the 49th kilometer of the Pasto-Rumichaca highway, is believed to have been caused by a mechanical failure of the bus. It was reported that the bus was traveling on a road with sharp turns before the accident.

It was learned that the bus that had the accident was heading to the popular tourist center Santuario de las Lajas in Ipiales, Nariño.