Twelve people were killed and 30 injured when a bus carrying fans of Barcelona S.C., Ecuador's most popular football club, crashed Sunday, officials said.

The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador's Transit Commission (CTE) said in a statement.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club, former national goalkeeper and World Cup veteran Jose Francisco Cevallos, published the death toll on Twitter.

"We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain," wrote Cevallos, who is also the governor of Guayas province where Guayaquil is located.

"We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies to give them a Christian burial," added Cevallos, who is also a former sports minister.

Transit authorities had initially said that 10 people had died and 35 were injured in the accident.

Cevallos later told reporters that a wake would be held for the victims at the football club's home stadium in Guayaquil.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident, citing a witness, told Teleamazonas TV that the bus driver had tried to cut off another vehicle just before the accident.

In Sunday's game Barcelona tied 1-1 with Deportivo Cuenca. The rival team offered their condolences and "solidarity" via Twitter, and offered wishes for the "quick recovery" of those injured.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in Ecuador. According to the watchdog group Justicia Vial, on average seven people are killed and some 80 people injured each day in traffic accidents.

And 96 percent of those accidents are due to human error, usually the driver's fault, according to the group's figures.</s></s>The coach overturned on the road between Cuenca and Molleturo, Ecuador

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 8.30pm BST, Ecuador's Transit Commission said.

The official account of the Eduadorian Football Federation tweeted: “Our heartfelt sympathy for the families of the fans of the @barcelonaSC deceased in the fatal accident in the Via Cuenca-Guayaquil.”

The coach overturned on the road between Cuenca and Molleturo, Ecuador.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club Jose Francisco Cevallos published the death toll on Twitter.

He wrote: “We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain.

"We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies to give them a christian burial.”

Transit authorities had initially said 10 people had died and 35 injured in the accident.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident said the driver had tried to cut off another vehicle before the accident.</s>QUITO, Aug 13 — Twelve people were killed and 30 injured when a bus carrying fans of Barcelona SC, Ecuador’s most popular football club, crashed yesterday, officials said.

The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador’s Transit Commission (CTE) said in a statement.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club, former national goalkeeper and World Cup veteran Jose Francisco Cevallos, published the death toll on Twitter.

“We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain,” wrote Cevallos, who is also the governor of Guayas province where Guayaquil is located.

“We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies to give them a Christian burial,” added Cevallos, who is also a former sports minister.

Transit authorities had initially said that 10 people had died and 35 were injured in the accident.

Cevallos later told reporters that a wake would be held for the victims at the football club’s home stadium in Guayaquil.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident, citing a witness, told Teleamazonas TV that the bus driver had tried to cut off another vehicle just before the accident.

In yesterday’s game Barcelona tied 1-1 with Deportivo Cuenca. The rival team offered their condolences and “solidarity” via Twitter, and offered wishes for the “quick recovery” of those injured.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in Ecuador. According to the watchdog group Justicia Vial, on average seven people are killed and some 80 people injured each day in traffic accidents.

And 96 per cent of those accidents are due to human error, usually the driver’s fault, according to the group’s figures. — AFP</s>QUITO: Ten people were killed and 35 injured when a bus carrying fans of Barcelona S.C., Ecuador's most popular football club, crashed Sunday, traffic police said.

The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The bus apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador's Transit Commission said in a statement.

"We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain," the president of Barcelona, former national goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos, wrote on Twitter.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.</s>The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador's Transit Commission (CTE) said in a statement.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club, former national goalkeeper and World Cup veteran Jose Francisco Cevallos, published the death toll on Twitter.

"We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain," wrote Cevallos, who is also the governor of Guayas province where Guayaquil is located.

"We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies to give them a Christian burial," added Cevallos, who is also a former sports minister.

Transit authorities had initially said that 10 people had died and 35 were injured in the accident.

Cevallos later told reporters that a wake would be held for the victims at the football club's home stadium in Guayaquil.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident, citing a witness, told Teleamazonas TV that the bus driver had tried to cut off another vehicle just before the accident.

In Sunday's game Barcelona tied 1-1 with Deportivo Cuenca. The rival team offered their condolences and "solidarity" via Twitter, and offered wishes for the "quick recovery" of those injured.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in Ecuador. According to the watchdog group Justicia Vial, on average seven people are killed and some 80 people injured each day in traffic accidents.

And 96 percent of those accidents are due to human error, usually the driver's fault, according to the group's figures.</s>Twelve people were killed and 30 injured when a bus carrying fans of Barcelona S.C., Ecuador's most popular football club, crashed Sunday, officials said.

The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador's Transit Commission (CTE) said in a statement.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club, former national goalkeeper and World Cup veteran Jose Francisco Cevallos, published the death toll on Twitter.

"We received the news of the accident of our fans... with much pain," wrote Cevallos, who is also the governor of Guayas province where Guayaquil is located.

"We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies," added Cevallos, who is also a former sports minister.

Transit authorities had initially said that 10 people had died and 35 were injured in the accident.

Cevallos later told reporters that a wake would be held for the victims at the football club's home stadium in Guayaquil.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident, citing a witness, told Teleamazonas TV that the bus driver had tried to cut off another vehicle just before the accident.

In Sunday's game Barcelona tied 1-1 with Deportivo Cuenca. The rival team offered their condolences and "solidarity" via Twitter, and offered wishes for the "quick recovery" of those injured.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in Ecuador. According to the watchdog group Justicia Vial, on average seven people are killed and some 80 people injured each day in traffic accidents.

And 96 percent of those accidents are due to human error, usually the driver's fault, according to the group's figures.</s>Twelve people were killed and 30 injured when a bus carrying fans of Barcelona S.C., Ecuador’s most popular football club, crashed Sunday, officials said.

The bus was heading from the southern city of Cuenca to the coastal city of Guayaquil, where Barcelona is based, after a local tournament game.

The vehicle apparently ran off the road and flipped around 2130 GMT, Ecuador’s Transit Commission (CTE) said in a statement.

The president of Barcelona Sporting Club, former national goalkeeper and World Cup veteran Jose Francisco Cevallos, published the death toll on Twitter.

“We received the news of the accident of our fans… with much pain,” wrote Cevallos, who is also the governor of Guayas province where Guayaquil is located.

“We are making arrangements to quickly get the bodies to give them a Christian burial,” added Cevallos, who is also a former sports minister.

Transit authorities had initially said that 10 people had died and 35 were injured in the accident.

Cevallos later told reporters that a wake would be held for the victims at the football club’s home stadium in Guayaquil.

A firefighter at the scene of the accident, citing a witness, told Teleamazonas TV that the bus driver had tried to cut off another vehicle just before the accident.

In Sunday’s game, Barcelona tied 1-1 with Deportivo Cuenca. The rival team offered their condolences and “solidarity” via Twitter and offered wishes for the “quick recovery” of those injured.

Officials said the bus had passed its most recent safety inspection.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of death in Ecuador. According to the watchdog group Justicia Vial, on average seven people are killed and some 80 people injured each day in traffic accidents.

And 96 percent of those accidents are due to human error, usually the driver’s fault, according to the group’s figures.</s>At least 12 people died and 30 more were injured after the bus they were traveling on crashed and overturned in Azuay, Ecuador Sunday after leaving a local soccer match.

The bus was loaded with fans from Ecuadorian Football Team Barcelona SC as they traveled home from Cuenca after a match against Deportivo Cuenca.

The cause of the accident was still unclear, according to local media.

The bus crashed on the Cuenca-Molleturo highway on its way to Guayaquil, local media reported.</s>Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A dozen people were killed in Ecuador when a bus carrying a group of soccer fans crashed, authorities said.

A firefighter at the scene said the driver tried to cut off another vehicle, but ran off the road and flipped over Sunday.

Nearly three dozen people were hurt in the crash, officials said.

The group were fans of the soccer team Barcelona SC returning from a game in Cuenca.

"With much pain we received the news of the accident of our fans who traveled to Cuenca to encourage the team," Barcelona SC Chairman Joseph Cevallos tweeted. "We made contact with the governor of Azuay, who told us that the injured are already being treated. Unfortunately, there are deaths."

Cevallos also said a funeral chapel will be set up in the team's stadium to honor the dead.

"Our heartfelt condolences for the families of the fans of Barcelona SC who died," the official account of the Ecuadorian Football Federation tweeted.

Traffic accidents are among the leading causes of deaths in Ecuador, Pan American Health Organization data shows.
Twelve fans of Ecuadorian football team Barcelona S.C. are killed and 30 others are injured after the bus they were traveling on overturns in Azuay, Ecuador.