LA PAZ, Sept 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least six people died and two were injured on Saturday when two vehicles collided on a highway in the Bolivian department of La Paz, police reported.
The preliminary reports showed the fatal accident was caused by excessive speed, lane invasion, and reckless driving, said the director of the local fire brigade, Marco Navia, adding that the two private cars carried two traveling families.
Police rushed to the scene to assist the injured and launched an investigation. The injured were hospitalized.
One local resident said a loud noise was heard during the crash, and people living nearby went out and found the vehicles and several bodies. — NNN-XINHUA
