Overview
- Authorities report at least 16 fatalities and about 20 injuries after a bus carrying students rolled roughly 80 meters off the Belen road in the El Chispero area between Remedios and Zaragoza around 5:40 a.m. local time.
- The passengers were students from Liceo Antioqueño returning from a graduation trip from Tolú toward Medellín and Bello, and the school said the outing was organized by 11th graders rather than an official activity.
- Antioquia’s governor said the regional hospital network was activated, and officials noted patients were taken to facilities in Segovia and Remedios for treatment.
- Seniors Fest S.A.S., the trip operator, said the bus carried 34 youngsters, one guide, and two drivers, expressed condolences, and pledged full cooperation and support for affected families.
- Investigators have not determined a cause; one of the deceased was identified as driver Johnatan Taborda Cocacolo, and local reports say authorities are examining a possible driver microsleep.