At least 37 dead after a passenger bus falls into a ravine in Peru

A rider autobus has fallen into a heavy ravine successful confederate Peru, sidesplitting astatine slightest 37 radical and injuring 13 more

LIMA, Peru -- A rider autobus fell into a heavy ravine aboriginal Wednesday aft crashing with different conveyance successful confederate Peru, sidesplitting astatine slightest 37 radical and injuring 13 more, authorities said.

The wellness manager of the Arequipa region, Walther Oporto, said to section vigor RPP that the autobus deed a pickup motortruck and it went disconnected a roadworthy connected a curve, falling much than 200 meters (more than 650 feet) to the banks of the Ocoña river.

The autobus had departed from the metropolis of Chala, a mining country besides successful confederate Peru, and was heading to the metropolis of Arequipa.

Fatal autobus accidents are not uncommon successful Peru. The origin of Wednesday's mishap was not clear, but authorities person said successful the past that reckless driving and excessive velocity are down galore of these events.

In August, a autobus overturned connected a road and 10 radical died. In July, different autobus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon portion besides overturned, leaving astatine slightest 18 radical dormant and 48 injured.

In January astatine slightest six radical died and 32 were injured erstwhile a autobus fell into a river.

In 2024 determination were astir 3,173 deaths arsenic a effect of postulation accidents successful the South American country, according to authoritative information from the Death Information System.

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