According to local news source Unitel, a number of the injured were in critical condition.

In Bolivia, fatal traffic accidents are frequent.

Another bus crashed off a road last month, also close to Potosí, killing 19 people.

In a nation of roughly 12 million people, road accidents claim the lives of 1,400 people annually on average, according to government statistics.

At least 21 individuals have tragically lost their lives after a devastating bus crash on a mountain road in Bolivia. The incident occurred in the Yocalla district, where the bus plummeted nearly 800 meters into a ravine, resulting in over thirty fatalities.

In addition to the lives lost, 14 people were injured, including four children, as reported by a local hospital official. The roads in Bolivia, especially in mountainous regions, are