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15 dead in Bolivia accidents

By IANS/EFE,

La Paz : At least 15 people were killed and 33 injured in two accidents in western and central Bolivia, police said.

A bus carrying over 50 people went into a ravine near Bombeo, a town in the central province of Cochabamba, killing 12 people, police said Thursday. Thirty people were injured in the accident, they said.

The other accident happened when a vehicle plunged into a ravine in Yungas de La Paz, an area near the town of Asunta, killing three people and injuring three others, a media report said.