An overcrowded bus plunged off a highway and rolled into a gully on Friday, killing at least 45 peop

Описание: (1 Mar 2008) HEADLINE: Guatemala Bus Crash kills dozens
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CAPTION: An overcrowded bus plunged off a highway and rolled into a gully on Friday, killing at least 45 people and injuring 20 more, authorities said. (Mar. 1)
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Shock quickly turned to grief for relatives of victims in a deadly bus crash in Guatemala ---

At least 45 people were killed when the overcrowded vehicle plunged off a highway and rolled into a gully.

And authorities say the death toll is likely rise, given the serious condition of those injured.

The Bus's maximum capacity was only suppose to be 40 --- but some 65 passengers were thought to be riding when it crashed about 50 miles east of Guatemala City.

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Victims included at least four children, four women and 37 men.

No word on the cause of the wreck yet --- but Guatemala buses are often packed with passengers, traversing over notoriously bad roads.

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