Seven killed in Colombia as bus overturns

Bogota, Feb 10: At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a speeding passenger bus turned over Sunday along a highway in Colombia, a media report said.

The accident occurred about 75 km off the Fusagasuga-Bogota Highway after the bus driver lost his control of the vehicle reportedly due to excessive speed, making the bus to veer off its lane and turning over, Xinhua quoted the country's Caracol Radio in a report as stating.

Rescue workers from the fire department, who were at the scene, apprehended that the number of victims could rise.

IANS