Photo taken by a mobile phone shows the site of a traffic accident on the Pifo-Papallacta Highway, east of Quito, capital of Ecuador, on Aug. 14, 2018. At least 23 people were killed and 14 others injured when a long-distance bus crashed with a smaller vehicle on a highway and overturned near Ecuador's capital Quito in the early hours of Tuesday, local media reported. (Xinhua/Metropolitan Emergency Operations Center)
QUITO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 23 people were killed and 14 others injured when a long-distance bus crashed with a smaller vehicle on a highway and overturned near Ecuador's capital Quito in the early hours of Tuesday, local media reported.
The accident occurred in a curvy area on the Pifo-Papallacta Highway at about 3 a.m. local time, media said. The victims included Colombian and Venezuelan nationals.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, according to a preliminary report released by a fire department officer via Twitter.
On Sunday, another bus full of soccer fans in Ecuador overturned on a highway, killing 12 people and injuring 30 nearby Cuenca.
