At least 24 dead after bus plunges off bridge into river in Ivory Coast

Another 36 people were injured. The bus had 69 people on board, and a rescue operation is underway to find missing passengers.

The bus was traveling from the city of Odienné in the north toward the capital, Yamoussoukro, when it crashed into the Bafing River.

Between 1,000 and 1,500 people die each year in accidents on the country's roads, according to authorities.