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Bus crash in Bolivia kills at least 30 people
bbc ^ | 02/17/2025

Posted on 02/18/2025 7:12:53 AM PST by BenLurkin

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For you bus crash fans out there.
1 posted on 02/18/2025 7:12:53 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

It doesn’t help that they pack their buses to the gills with people and caged livestock going to market.


2 posted on 02/18/2025 7:18:00 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: BenLurkin

WOW! They fell 2625 feet and there were 14 survivors! I guess they were up to date on their prayers. RIP the other 40.


3 posted on 02/18/2025 7:20:12 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: BenLurkin

Trump’s Fault.


4 posted on 02/18/2025 7:21:24 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: libertylover

“They fell 2625 feet and there were 14 survivors”

Not a free fall. More of a roll down the side of the ravine.

But still amazing that there were survivors.


5 posted on 02/18/2025 7:23:41 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: BenLurkin

2,625 feet. Almost exactly 1/2 of a mile. That’s a long time to wait for impact. God keep this people in his care.


6 posted on 02/18/2025 7:24:17 AM PST by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: BenLurkin
Brake failures in those Bolivian mountain roads are a real pain in the neck.


7 posted on 02/18/2025 7:26:57 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole.)
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To: BenLurkin
Heck, even Wikipedia has a special page for the iconic "bus plunge story", predating the internet by decades. An all time favorite.

Bus Plunge Story


8 posted on 02/18/2025 7:33:50 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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In a remarkable coincidence, I have spent the last hour reading about the silver mines in Potosi, where silver has unearthed since 1545. The city of Potosi has an elevation of 13,420 feet above sea level.


9 posted on 02/18/2025 7:38:55 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: BenLurkin

Note to self: Don’t take bus rides in the Bolivian mountains.


10 posted on 02/18/2025 7:39:16 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Bernard

See my #5.


11 posted on 02/18/2025 7:39:42 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: BenLurkin

Ban assault buses... If it’ll save one life...


12 posted on 02/18/2025 7:41:25 AM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: dfwgator

I don’t think it was a fault it was a fault. It was more of a ravine. JK


13 posted on 02/18/2025 7:41:30 AM PST by Migraine
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To: BenLurkin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yungas_Road


14 posted on 02/18/2025 7:45:52 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

Maybe some “adventure tourists” on the bus?


15 posted on 02/18/2025 7:53:36 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

There’s another vacation destination crossed off my list.


16 posted on 02/18/2025 7:55:58 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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We were on a similar road in the Taiwan mountains a few yrs ago. Bus coming to take us back was delayed for hrs due to rock slide. Next day watching the news the road collapsed and a full bus fell 800 ft and killed everyone on board.


17 posted on 02/18/2025 8:02:06 AM PST by oldasrocks
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When I was a youth, I would have been interested in going yo Europe: Germany, France, Italy. No more. I have changed, and Europe has changed more. I am now 150 miles from the Mexican border, and the onky reason I could think of for going there would be to get car upholstery done cheap. Hard pass.


18 posted on 02/18/2025 8:05:27 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve driven some of those roads, at every sharp corner there is a shrine to those who did a Perter Pan off the edge. They’re everywhere. I’m amazed any survived.


19 posted on 02/18/2025 8:37:14 AM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

That actually kind of looks like fun.


20 posted on 02/18/2025 8:39:45 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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