More than 18 people were killed and around 48 others injured after a bus they were riding plunged into a ravine in the Andes Mountains in Peru, according to an official.
Clifor Coribaco, the Health Director of the Junín region, said in a press conference that the bus veered off the road and fell down a slope in the province of Palca, Junín. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Media reports stated that the bus overturned near a river and was carrying more than 60 passengers when it went off course on a narrow and winding road.
The bus had completed about two-thirds of its journey from the capital, Lima, to its destination, the city of La Merced. Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene.
Clifor Coribaco, the Health Director of the Junín region, said in a press conference that the bus veered off the road and fell down a slope in the province of Palca, Junín. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Media reports stated that the bus overturned near a river and was carrying more than 60 passengers when it went off course on a narrow and winding road.
The bus had completed about two-thirds of its journey from the capital, Lima, to its destination, the city of La Merced. Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene.
