Tag: bus
Bus attacks continue in southern Colombia
Another bus was attacked and burned by an unidentified armed group in the southern state of Huila on Wednesday, the 11th such attack since the end of August, according to local media. None were injured in the attack, thought the...
Western Colombia city launches first fuel-free electric bus trial
Colombia’s western city of Cali produced its first fuel-free electric bus that began its initial...
Driver and pastor could face 60 years of prison for Colombia bus tragedy: lawyer
The driver of the bus that exploded leaving at least 30 children dead and the man who hired the...
Colombian govt to compensate families of children lost in bus tragedy
The government of Colombia will compensate and provide psychological support for those closest to...
Bus containing 50 students crashes in central Colombia, 2 killed
In Colombia’s central Boyaca Department, a school bus containing fifty students crashed into...
Bogota bus explosion leaves 2 dead, 6 injured
The Colombian government is offering an $18,000 dollar reward to find those responsible for a bus explosion that killed two and left six wounded in Usme, according to the governor of Cundinamarca department. The explosion...
Bus signs cause controversy in Cartagena
Cartagena’s mayor and locals call signs for the newly inaugurated double decker tourism bus “illegal” but the bus company’s president says they are legal and powerful families with interests in tourism...
Road accident leaves 1 dead, 5 injured in Neiva
One person died and another five were injured after a truck hit an inter-city bus in Neiva, Huila department. No driver has been blamed so far but traffic police investigating the incident are not discounting the possibility...
Landslide sweeps away bus with 18 passengers near Manizales
One woman is killed and 17 people are missing as a bus carrying 18 people is swept away by a landslide near Manizales, in the Coffee Region department of Caldas, El Tiempo reported Thursday. The bus, which was travelling from...
Bus crash leaves 10 dead, 12 wounded
A bus travelling from Bogota to Medellin has crashed and rolled down the side of a mountain, resulting in ten fatalities and a further 12 wounded, Caracol reports Friday. The bus reportedly departed from Bogota at 9PM Thursday...
4 dead, 15 injured in horrific bus crash
A horrific bus crash on a highway north of Bogota, Colombia, leaves four dead and 15 injured Wednesday morning, reports Radio Santa Fe. The driver of the Aguila company bus lost control of the vehicle, the bus jumped the divider...
Bogota riot hits TransMilenio bus
Rioting youths attack a Bogota TransMilenio bus with some 80 people on board, injuring the driver and one passenger. The midday riot was reportedly instigated by traders and sellers in the commercial sector of San Andresito,...
