A truck traveling on a highway in southern Bolivia collided with a bus early on Monday morning, forcing the bus off the road and killing at least 31 people, police said. Speaking to reporters, police spokesperson Limbert Choque confirmed the death toll,

At least 31 people died in southern Bolivia today NZT when their bus plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pick-up truck, bringing to nearly 70 the number killed on area roads in recent days, investigators said.

At least 31 people were killed and 22 others were injured in a truck-bus collision on a highway in southern Bolivia. The bus rolled down some 500 metres down a ravine after the collision.

At least 25 people were killed and 26 injured in Bolivia on Monday when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pick-up truck, investigators said. The crash was the second in days in southern Potosi department to claim dozens of lives -- and the third in just a month.

The driver of one of the buses had been drinking and was speeding when he strayed into the opposite lane. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two passenger buses collided Saturday on a highway in southern Bolivia, leaving at least 37 dead, including two children, and some 30 people injured, police said. "So far we have 37 confirmed deaths," Colonel Wilson Flores told AFP about the crash near the city of Uyuni in the department of Potosi.

President Luis Arce said incident would be investigated to establish responsibilities. Driver of the truck has been arrested, police said.

At least 25 people were killed in southern Bolivia on Monday when their bus plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pick-up truck, bringing to over 50 the number killed on the area's roads since the weekend,