At least 37 people were killed and 30 left injured after two passenger buses collided with Bolivia, police said.
The crash occurred early Saturday about 5km (3 miles) from the South-Western City of Uyuni.
One of the drivers received intensive care while others were in a steady state, Commander Commander Wilson Flores said.
Bolivian media images showed a badly damaged coach with bodywork losing body and baggage scattering along the road.
The buses collided with the route between Uyuni and Colchani in the Potosí Department of Bolivia after a “passage”, reported to local media.
A bus traveled to the Western City of Oruro, where Oruro Carnival – is one of the largest Festivals in Latin America – happening.
The vehicles recovered at 10:00 hours (14:00 GMT) and those who were injured were taken to the Oruro and Potosí hospitals.
Those who die are not recognized and the state of the injured is yet to be determined.
According to the local media, CDR Flores said police await the results of alcohol tests taken by drivers.
The fatal traffic accident is usually in Bolivia. More than 30 people were killed in February If a bus drops almost 800m (2625 P) on a cliff Between the towns of Potosí and Oruro.
In January, 19 people were killed when another bus from a road in the same region, also near to Potosí.
An average 1,400 people died in road accidents each year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data.