“This is a terrible tragedy that will cause mourning in a lot of poor families,” Carlos Cordero, the head of the national firefighters force, said in a telephone interview. “We are making superhuman efforts to rescue survivors.”

The dead included at least three children and 8 women, all thrown from the bus by the force of the crash, and several of the injured were in serious condition, Cordero said.

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The accident happened on a stretch of highway so high and treacherous that it is known as “El Vuelo del Angel,” The Angel’s Flight. Investigators said mechanical problems may have played a role in the crash.