Road accident leaves 5 foreign tourists dead in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Police say an all-terrain vehicle carrying tourists flipped over in southern Bolivia, killing three Belgians, an Italian and a Peruvian.
Border Police commander Col. Rodolfo Salazar told The Associated Press on Sunday that the driver lost control of the vehicle as it sped on the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat and the main tourist destination in the country’s south.
Police said that in addition to the five dead, three people were injured. The accident took place Saturday night about 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of La Paz, Bolivia.
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