Two other people died in the last hours, authorities reported.
The Nicaraguan government reported this Friday that the number of Venezuelans who died in Nicaragua when a bus full of migrants fell off a cliff rose to 15.
Initially, the Nicaraguan police reported 16 deaths, of which 13 They were Venezuelans, one Nicaraguan and two unknown until this afternoon the Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, reported two other fatalities from Venezuela.
“Their families have to give their consent for the repatriation of the bodies, and that is what we are doing, investigating, locating, and above all, wanting to have consent as quickly as possible so that they receive, as each one decides, their loved ones. dear ones,” Murillo said.
The accident occurred last Wednesday night when a bus, which was traveling with dozens of migrants to the border area between Nicaragua and Honduras, collided with two cars and later plunged off a cliff on a dangerous section of the Pan-American Highway known as “La Cucamonga”, according to the official version.
So far, the identities of the other two Venezuelans have not been disclosed, nor has the total number of deaths been made, which in such a case would remain at 16.
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