A swarm of African bees kills four Nicaraguans after a bus accident

Four Nicaraguans, including a child under the age of 8, died this Monday from the stings of a swarm of African bees, after the passenger bus in which they were traveling fell into an abyss in the department of Jinotega, in northern Nicaragua. Nicaragua.

The tragedy occurred this Monday when the driver of the passenger bus, which covers the Jinotega-San Sebastián de Yalí route, in northern Nicaragua, lost control of the unit presumably due to mechanical damage, left the road and fell into a coffee plantation about 50 meters deep, according to the information.

In the fall, the passenger bus devastated some wooden hives used for honey production and which housed African bees (also known as killer bees), which caused the violent attack..

According to the health authorities of the area, quoted by the local press, the Africanized bees stung the 45 passengers, as well as the driver of the transport unit, who were transferred to a care center in San Sebastián de Yalí and the most serious to the regional hospital of Jinotega.

In addition to the four deceased, a child under the age of 4 and an 84-year-old woman remain in a delicate condition at the Jinotega regional hospital, where a pregnant woman who suffered bites along with 11 other people is also being treated.. Traffic agents from the National Police went to the scene of the accident to determine the causes and responsibilities.