Six people, including a mother and child, died after a bus in Nicaragua fell into a ravine and disturbed a swarm of killer Africanized bees

Six people, including a mother and child, died after a bus in Nicaragua fell into a ravine and disturbed a swarm of killer Africanized bees.

The bus reportedly suffered a mechanical problem, causing it to skid off the road and into several hives. Approximately 45 people were on board the bus at the time of the accident, with all surviving the initial crash but being repeatedly stung by the angry bees.

Africanized bees, which are cross-bred, are considered to be more harmful than single-breed honey bees and have caused over 1,000 reported deaths in Brazil since the 1950s.

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According to the New York Post, approximately 45 people were on board the bus when it reportedly suffered a mechanical problem, plunging 165 feet down the ravine, and ending up in a coffee plantation. All people survived the initial crash, but the bus disturbed a swarm of killer Africanized bees. The passengers were stung repeatedly by the angry insects, with six having reportedly succumbed to the attack.

The dead include Reyna Isabel Olivas Montalvan, 84; Santos Arnulfo Calderon Castellon, 38; Dilcia Flores Amparo, 32; and Kenia Jazmin Soza Bonilla, 19. Also among the dead were Eneyda Torrez Zelaya, 47, and her 8-year-old daughter, Andrea Carolina.

According to the Smithsonian, Cross-bred Africanized bees are considered to be much more harmful than single-breed honey bees since they may sting up to ten times more and react to disturbances ten times faster.

Africanized bees have caused more than 1,000 reported deaths in Brazil since 1950s, and have made their way north to countries including Nicaragua and the United States.

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