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| About 30 dead after Argentinian border staff's bus crashes into ravine | About 30 dead after Argentinian border staff's bus crashes into ravine |
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| A bus carrying Argentinian border patrol officers has crashed into a ravine in the northern province of Salta, killing about 30 people, provincial emergency director Ernesto Flores has told local radio station La Red. | A bus carrying Argentinian border patrol officers has crashed into a ravine in the northern province of Salta, killing about 30 people, provincial emergency director Ernesto Flores has told local radio station La Red. |
| “We are talking about close to 30 dead,” he said on Monday. “Between 50 and 60 border patrol officers were onboard. Some are still trapped.” | |
| Some press reports estimated as many as 40 people were killed, as rescue crews worked to free trapped passengers. | |
| President Mauricio Macri, elected last month on a platform that included improving Argentina’s rural roads, sent his condolences to families of the victims of the crash. | |
| “We need to improve our highways so these things don’t keep happening,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a news conference in Buenos Aires province. | |
| This is a breaking news story, please check back for further updates | This is a breaking news story, please check back for further updates |