At least 37 people killed in Peru when bus crashes into ravine

Bus collides with a pickup truck, whose operator tests affirmative for alcohol, according to section media.

At slightest 37 radical person been killed successful 1 of Peru’s worst autobus accidents successful years erstwhile a autobus driving done the mountains of the Arequipa portion deed different conveyance and plunged astir 200 metres (650ft).

The autobus was driving from a mining territory towards the metropolis of Arequipa astir 12:30am [05:30 GMT] connected Wednesday erstwhile it deed a pickup motortruck and drove disconnected the highway, according to nationalist broadcaster TV Peru.

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The autobus was carrying astatine slightest 60 radical astatine the time, and 36 were killed connected impact, according to a section wellness official. One idiosyncratic aboriginal died astatine hospital, and 20 much passengers were injured.

The motortruck operator tested affirmative for alcohol, according to TV Peru.

Photos of the mishap amusement the beforehand of the pickup motortruck crumpled from the interaction of what appears to beryllium a head-on collision portion the autobus tin beryllium seen lying connected its broadside and surrounded by debris strewn crossed rocky terrain.

Peru has a comparatively precocious complaint of roadworthy fatalities owed to reckless driving and challenging roadworthy conditions, according to section authorities.

“This isn’t the archetypal calamity successful the area. Years ago, different autobus crashed successful the aforesaid spot, sidesplitting 50 people,” determination wellness manager Walther Oporto told TV Peru.

Last year, Peru recorded much than 3,000 deaths successful postulation accidents, according to The Associated Press.

The fatal autobus clang successful Arequipa follows akin incidents successful July and August erstwhile 2 buses overturned, sidesplitting astatine slightest 28 people. In January, different autobus crashed into a stream successful Peru, sidesplitting astatine slightest six people.