A double-decker coach went through the metal barrier of a bridge in Misiones Province, in northeastern Argentina, and dropped several meters into the Yaza stream. Nine people died. Another 29 were seriously hurt, Provincial Health Minister Hector Gonzalez said: “There are nine fatalities, with 29 seriously injured.”
AFP reported that the crash happened in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, 2025, in Campo Viera, close to Obera, where the bus had started its trip. It was election day for Argentina’s national legislature. The coach belonged to the Sol del Norte company, and Misiones borders both Brazil and Paraguay.
The provincial government described what happened in a statement. The bus, with around 50 passengers from Obera, hit a car head-on at kilometer 892 of National Route 14. The car was heading the opposite way. After the impact the coach lost control, officials told AFP.
More than 100 firefighters and rescue workers went to the scene. Route 14 was shut so they could work, and it took several hours to cut free people trapped in the wreckage. Police said the most seriously injured were moved to larger hospitals in Posadas, the provincial capital.
Victims still being identified
Rescuers found a woman dead on the road. Whether she had been in one of the vehicles or was thrown clear by the impact had not been settled. The driver of the car is also among the dead.
Putting names to everyone is slow work. Sol del Norte had no passenger list. The bus ran an interprovincial service on which people can get on and off along the route, so officials cannot say how many were aboard. Authorities were still trying to establish who the other victims were.
