37 Killed, 13 Injured As Bus Falls Into Ravine In Peru

37 Killed, 13 Injured As Bus Falls Into Ravine In Peru

At least 37 people were killed and 13 injured after a passenger bus fell into a deep ravine after crashing with another vehicle early Wednesday in southern Peru, authorities said.

Associated Press quoted health manager of the Arequipa region, Walther Oporto, telling local radio RPP that the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a road on a curve, falling more than 200 metres to the banks of the Ocoña river.

The bus was en route to the city of Arequipa from Chala.

According to AP, the cause of Wednesday's accident was not clear, but authorities have said in the past that reckless driving and excessive speed are behind many of these events.

In August, a bus overturned on a highway and 10 people died. In July, a bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region had overturned, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured.

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In January, at least six people died and 32 were injured when a bus fell into a river.

In 2024 there were approximately 3,173 deaths as a result of traffic accidents in the South American country, AP cited official data from the Death Information System.

Source: News18
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