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At least 47 people, some of them children, have been killed after a bus crashed on a mountain road near the capital of Ecuador. | At least 47 people, among them 17 children, have been killed in a bus crash on a mountain road near the Ecuadorean capital, Quito. |
The accident happened near the village of Papallacta, 27 miles (45km) from the capital, as the bus was travelling back to Quito. | The bus overturned along a steep, winding road in what officials say is the country's worst accident in years. |
As well as some of the dead being children, reports say a further five children are in hospital with injuries. | Only five of the 52 people on the bus survived the crash. The five, all children, are in hospital. |
Initial reports suggest the bus may have overturned on steep winding roads. | The accident happened near the village of Papallacta, 45km (27 miles) from the Latin American country's capital. |
| The passengers are believed to be family members and friends who had hired the bus for an outing, a police spokesman said. |
| They were apparently returning to their homes in the community of Amaguana, 10 miles (16 km) south of Quito. |
| "Due to excess speed, the driver lost control of the bus and it turned over," the spokesman, Patricio Quimso, told the Associated Press. |
| Television footage shows children's' bodies on the side of the road |
| Did you witness the bus crash? Send us your account using the form below. | Did you witness the bus crash? Send us your account using the form below. |
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