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The Journal
30-06-2025
- The Journal
Irish tourist (29) dies following car crash on Bolivia's salt flats
AN IRISH TOURIST has died after a car overturned on Bolivia's salt flats on Friday. The victim, named locally as 29-year-old Oisin Hoy from Clontarf, was among a group of seven travelling in a Toyota Landcruiser when the accident happened shortly before 5pm. According to local media, the vehicle flipped over on the salt flats. Oisin Hoy was seriously injured in the crash, and later died while being transported to the nearby city of Potosi. Advertisement Five others, including two Bolivians, two Germans and a Dutch national, were also hurt, with three requiring hospital treatment. Local police chief Colonel Wilson Flores told local media that the crash was believed to have been caused by excessive speed. Clontarf GAA have paid tribute to Oisin, noting his long-standing involvement with the club. A statement said he was 'remembered by all who played with him or coached him as a hugely positive person' whose 'trademark smile' was well known. 'His interest in travelling took him all over the world, most recently to South America,' the club added. A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was providing consular assistance to the family. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Extra.ie
30-06-2025
- Extra.ie
Irish tourist fatally injured after car overturns in Bolivia
An Irish tourist has died in Bolivia after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned during their travels on Friday afternoon. The man, understood to be in his 30s, was among a group of seven travelling in the Toyota Landcruiser when the accident occurred shortly after 5pm on Friday. The tourists had been making their way to a local volcano when the incident happened, travelling a further 40 metres before coming to a halt. An Irish tourist has died in Bolivia after the vehicle he was travelling in overturned during their travels on Friday afternoon. Pic: Getty Images The Irish tourist was fatally injured after sustaining an abdominal injury. He was rushed to hospital but died en route. Five of the other occupants of the car were injured — these included two Bolivian natives, two German natives and a Dutchman. The Mirror report that three of them were taken to hospital in Potosi. Pic: Radio Uyuni/ Facebook A local police chief is citing speed as a potential reason for the tragedy. Colonel Wilson Flores claimed that one of the tourists had requested to drive the vehicle so they could record a video for social media when the accident unfolded. He said: 'Unfortunately, due to excessive speed, it lost control and the vehicle turned over, causing one death and five injuries. 'The deceased passed away en route to Potosi due to the abdominal injury he suffered.' have contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs for comment.
Jordan Times
02-03-2025
- Jordan Times
At least 37 dead in Bolivia after two buses collide
LA PAZ — Two passenger buses collided Saturday on a highway in southern Bolivia, leaving at least 37 people dead including eight minors, police said, in the country's worst bus accident to date this year."So far we have 37 confirmed deaths," Colonel Wilson Flores told AFP of the crash near the city of Uyuni in the department of 41 people were injured and transported to hospitals, police foreigners were among those killed: five Peruvians and a three-year-old German girl. Seven other minors also accident occurred on a narrow two-way road early of the buses was heading to the city of Oruro, the scene this weekend of the Oruro Carnival, one of the largest festivals in Latin America that attracts tens of thousands of prosecutor Gonzalo Aparicio told state-run news agency ABI that the driver of one of the buses had been drinking and was speeding when he strayed into the opposing lane where he crashed into the oncoming vehicle."So far it is known that a driver of one of the buses was under the influence of alcohol," he an official had said one of the drivers, who survived the crash in grave condition, had "alcohol breath," so a blood test was winding mountain roads are notoriously accidents kill an average of 1,400 people every year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data. Potosi accounts for 10.6 percent of all traffic accidents with fatalities in the South American country, according to the Bolivian Observatory of Citizen Saturday's collision, 64 people had died in traffic accidents in Potosi alone this year, according to a police accident comes less than two weeks after at least 30 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into an 800-meter-deep ravine in southern Bolivia. The accident happened on a narrow two-way road between the cities of Potosi and Oruro, with the route running along a ravine nearly half a mile deep. Authorities said the crash was potentially caused by speeding, with the driver unable to control the January, another nineteen people were killed when a bus careened off a road, also near Potosi. The driver in that accident was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing fatalities.
Voice of America
01-03-2025
- Voice of America
37 dead in Bolivia after 2 buses collide, police say
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. The accident, the country's most serious so far this year, occurred on a narrow two-way road early Saturday. One of the buses was heading to the city of Oruro, the scene this weekend of the Oruro Carnival, one of the largest festivals in Latin America. It attracts tens of thousands of people. It is still unclear what caused the accident, but police said that one of the buses had veered into the opposite lane. "There has been a fatal accident, and it has left us' with 'confirmed fatalities already," Osmar Salvatierra, an official of the municipality of Uyuni, told local media. Police were at the scene to clarify the circumstances of the crash and said they will provide an official report. Officials also said one of the drivers, who survived the accident in grave condition, had "alcohol breath," so a blood test was performed. Bolivia's winding mountain roads are notoriously deadly. Road accidents kill an average of 1,400 people every year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data. Some information in this report is from Reuters.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Bus crash kills at least 37 in Bolivia
At least 37 people have died and 30 left injured after two passenger buses collided in Bolivia, police said. The crash happened early on Saturday about 5km (3 miles) from the south-western city of Uyuni. One of the drivers was receiving intensive care while the other was in a stable condition, police commander Wilson Flores said. Images published in Bolivian media showed a badly damaged coach with its bodywork ripped off and luggage scattered on the roadside. The buses collided on the route between Uyuni and Colchani in Bolivia's Potosí department after a "lane invasion", local media reported. One bus was travelling to the western city of Oruro, where Oruro Carnival - one of Latin America's largest festivals - was taking place. The vehicles were recovered by 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT) and those injured were taken to hospitals in both Oruro and Potosí. Those who died have not been identified and the condition of the injured is yet to be determined. According to local media, Cdr Flores said police were awaiting the results of alcohol tests taken by the drivers. Deadly traffic accidents are common in Bolivia. More than 30 people were killed in February when a bus plunged almost 800m (2625 ft) into a ravine between the cities of Potosí and Oruro. In January, 19 people were killed when another bus came off a road in the same region, also near Potosí. An average of 1,400 people die in road accidents every year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data. Bus crash in Bolivia kills at least 30 people
