At least 56 people are dead after a bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital, Guatemala City Fire Department spokesman Carlos Hernández told CBS News.

The bus collided with other vehicles on a main bridge in Guatemala’s capital before falling into a ravine early Monday morning.

At least 51 people are dead after their bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital.

At least 54 people were killed after a bus veered off a bridge into a ravine in Guatemala City on Monday, according to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Sciences.

At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge into a ravine 115 feet below - At least 51 people are dead after their bus plunged off a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala’s capital

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.A bus carrying more than 70 people veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City on Monday, killing at least 51 people, officials said.

At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital.

At least 51 people have died in the tragic accident, according to The Associated Press. Firefighting spokesperson Edwin Villagran said the bus fell off the Puente Belice bridge after a multi-vehicle crash. The bus fell down 115 feet into a ravine filled with sewage, landing upside and half underwater.

The bus carrying mainly commuters and students plunged into a ravine outside Guatemala City.

Guatemala City, Guatemala - Recent At least 55 people were killed in a bus crash in Guatemala in the early hours of Monday, making it one of the deadliest road accidents in Latin America in recent years.