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At least 10 killed in head-on crash near Zapotal, coastal Ecuador — pickup truck collides with truck that caught fire, rescue teams deployed, authorities investigating cause.

At least 10 people were killed and one injured in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a truck that caught fire near Zapotal in Santa Elena province, Ecuador, early Sunday, according to the Transit Commission and ECU 911.

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