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Five Brits killed in horror bus crash
Apr 14, 2008 | Associated Press | Evening News Times
The survivors of the bus crash that killed five young British women were today recovering from the accident.
Four teenagers and a 26-year-old died as they travelled from the country's capital, Quito, to a fishing village as part of a trip organised by gap year travel specialists VentureCo.
Ecuadorian police said a lorry carrying a load of sand crashed into the left side of the bus. The lorry driver fled the scene.
Twelve other Britons, one French national and two Ecuadorians were injured. Those with less serious injuries are likely to begin making their way back to the UK in the coming days.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said local authorities had appointed a prosecutor to investigate the tragedy.
The victims were Emily Sadler, 19, Rebecca Logie, 19, Indira Swann, 18, Elizabeth Pincock, 19 - all students taking a year out between school and university - and Sarah Howard, 26, a freelance trip leader on her first expedition for VentureCo.