Published On Jul 16, 2024
A bus plummeted into a ravine in southern Peru, killing at least 26 people, according to police in the Andean country.
Another 14 people were injured in the early-morning crash, highway safety official Jhonny Valderrama said.
The bus with more than 40 occupants was headed from Lima to the Andean region of Ayacucho when it veered off a cliff about 200 meters high.
Injured people, including the two co-drivers of the bus, were taken to hospitals as rescue teams worked to recover bodies from the wreckage in a hard-to-reach area.
Next-of-kin waited desperate for news outside the Mariscal Hospital in Ayacucho, where some of the injured were taken.
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