2013 San Martin Jilotepeque bus disaster

2013 San Martin Jilotepeque bus disaster
Details
Date	Monday September 9, 2013 7:50
Location	San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala
Statistics
Bus	1
Passengers	85
Deaths	48
Injured	37

The 2013 San Martin Jilotepeque bus disaster occurred in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala on Monday, September 9, 2013, at 7:50 local time. ^[1] A passenger bus from Transportes Sanmartineca carrying more than 80 passengers crashed into a 200-meter ravine after missing a sharp bend in the road connecting San Martin Jilotepeque to Chimaltenango. Forty-eight people died and another 37 were wounded in the crash. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

See also

• 2008 Villa Canales bus disaster
• 2025 Guatemala City bus crash

References

1. Julio F. Lara; Víctor Chamalé; José Rosales (September 10, 2013). "Accidente de bus en Chimaltenango deja 43 muertos" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
2. Julio F. Lara (September 17, 2013). "Mueren dos más por busazo" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
3. "BBC News - Guatemala bus crash: Dozens killed and injured". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
4. "Guatemalan bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 43". Reuters. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

• Rosales, José (9 September 2014). Recuerdan con misa a víctimas de accidente en San Martín Jilotepeque ("Victims of accidents in San Martín Jilotepeque are remembered with mass") (in Spanish). Prensa Libre . Retrieved 17 May 2025.

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