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At least 20 dead in Colombia bus accident: police
The bus driver lost control after coming out of a curve in a foggy area.
Bogotá: At least 20 people died and 15 others were injured Saturday when a bus overturned on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia, police said.
The bus was traveling between the port city of Tumaco, in the southwestern corner of Colombia, and Cali, 200 miles (320 kilometres) to the northeast when the incident occurred.
"Unfortunately, we have a toll of 20 people dead," said Captain Albertland Agudelo of the Narino department traffic police.
"The hypothesis being investigated is that it appeared to suffer a mechanical failure," Agudelo said.
A preliminary report said the driver lost control after coming out of a curve in a foggy area.
It took rescue workers from the police and fire departments nine hours to set the vehicle upright, evacuate the injured and recover the dead.
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