Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—A long-distance passenger bus veered off a winding mountain road and plummeted into a deep rocky gorge, killing eleven passengers and leaving dozens with critical injuries. The vehicle was navigating a narrow highland pass during heavy fog when the driver apparently lost alignment on the unpaved gravel edge. The bus rolled multiple times down the precipitous slope before slamming into boulders at the base of the gorge.
Local farmers and federal rescue teams scrambled down the sheer cliff face using makeshift ropes to reach survivors trapped inside the crushed vehicle cabin. Paramedics confirmed eleven fatalities at the scene, transferring the surviving injured passengers to regional medical centers via military helicopters and ambulances. Hospital directors appealed for emergency blood donations to support incoming trauma surgery patients.
Transport ministry officials noted that the route lacked adequate protective barriers and proper lighting for nighttime commercial transit. Preliminary reports suggest that heavy fog combined with mechanical steering difficulties contributed to the tragic departure from the road. Federal authorities suspended travel permits for passenger buses operating along high-risk mountain corridors during adverse weather.
Grieving family members gathered outside the regional hospital as disaster management coordinators released official casualty lists. Heavy recovery equipment was staged at the cliff edge to plan the extraction of the bus chassis from the deep ravine.
Emergency response units remain stationed along the mountain pass while transport investigators complete forensic measurements of the skid path.
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