Nine people died and several more were injured Wednesday after a bus plunged into a ravine in the Andes Mountains region of southern Ecuador, according to the country's emergency service.

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"The death of nine people has been confirmed. The Ministry of Public Health is consolidating the official number of injured people," the service said in a statement, without specifying the number of passengers.

The injured victims were transported to health centers in Riobamba and Colta.

Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in Ecuador, where more than 565 deaths were caused by road accidents between January and May 2025.

9 dead in Ecuador after bus plunges into ravine

About 2,300 people were killed in road accidents in 2024, according to official data.