AT LEAST 16 people have died and 32 injured after a bus fell 1,000ft off a cliff in Bolivia.
Authorities said the vehicle plunged into a 300-meter-deep ravine in Cochabamba after the driver reportedly lost control.
Only three out of the 16 bodies have been recovered, cops said.
Officers have launched an urgent investigation into the crash, which saw a passenger bus steer off a steep mountain road.
The injured, including the 23-year-old driver, were rushed to a local hospital were they were treated.
Head of Cochabamba transit department, Colonel Fernando Aragon, described the crash as “one of the most complex cases as it involves a bus with passengers” that happened in a “difficult to access” aread.
The driver may have “lost control of the vehicle,” he added.
It’s understood he was turning on a sharp curve along a notoriously dangerous path, known for its poor visibility.
Devastating footage shows rescue workers and locals pulling bodies and survivors from the wreckage.
One resident told Azortac: “The bus was completely destroyed, and many passengers were trapped in the mangled structure.”