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Dozens killed in Colombia bus crash

2012-12-18 4 Dailymotion

At least 26 people were killed on Monday when a passenger bus swerved off a highway and flipped over in central Colombia.<br/> <br />Authorities say 15 passengers were hurt in the crash, but that the death toll could rise since some of them were severely injured.<br/> <br />The driver, who survived the accident unscathed, said brake failure was to blame.<br/> <br />Felipa Ruiz, a passenger who also survived, recounts moments of terror as the bus veered out of control.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CRASH SURVIVOR, FELIPA RUIZ, SAYING:<br/> <br />"In that moment I thought the worst and since we were practically on a slope I thought it was going to be more difficult to control. So I bent down and I started praying, nothing else. I don't remember anything else, the reactions or where we were, I don't know if we left the highway, or if we fell into an abyss, I don't know anything - I know that when I woke up I felt like something was cutting off my legs."<br/> <br />The bus, which was on its way to Cali, was carrying product distributors who had attended a coffee fair in Bogota over the weekend.<br/> <br />Approximately 5,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents in Colombia.

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