At least 23 dead after bus plummets 200 metres into ravine in Peru
At least 23 people are dead in Peru after a bus plummeted about 200 metres into a ravine on Tuesday while travelling from the capital Lima to the southern city of Ayacucho, authorities said.
Search and rescue operations are underway, the country's Interior Ministry said on X, adding that 13 people are injured.
The accident happened around 5am local time and the cause is unknown, authorities said.
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Authorities pictured at the scene of the bus crash. Policía Nacional del Perú
Relatives of the passengers wait for news about their loved ones outside the Mariscal Hospital in Ayacucho, Peru, on July 16, 2024. Getty via CNN
All of those injured are being treated in nearby hospitals.
Peru's mountainous roads have seen several deadly accidents in the past few years.
In April 2021, a bus accident occurred in Peru's Áncash department, around 450 kilometres from Lima, leaving 20 people dead and 14 injured.
In February 2022, another 20 people died and 33 were injured after a bus derailed and fell into a 330-foot ravine in the Pataz province, in northern Peru.
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