Two Tragedies

A bus carrying workers from Cochabamba to a mine near the border with Potosi fell from a poorly designed road. Thirty-three of the 37 passengers lost their lives near the town of Mizque in Central Bolivia as their overcrowded bus fell 250 meters. There was no sign of excess speed or driver intoxication. Many are blaming the poor quality of the road that shows no evidence of maintenance.

Two planes from the Bolivian Air Force collided during exercises and a demonstration for high ranking officials commemorating the 20th Anniversary of a group within the FAB. Even though the pilots were equipped with parachutes, the low altitude did not permit for their use.