Tragic deaths! 37 people killed, 24 injured as bus falls into ravine in Peru — Watch video
A tragic bus accident in Arequipa, Peru, left 37 dead and 24 injured after a collision with a truck. The bus was carrying 60 passengers when it fell into a 200-meter ravine.
In a tragic incident, 37 people were killed and 24 others suffered injuries on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck and plunged into a ravine in Peru's Arequipa region.
The accident, one of the worst in recent years in the South American nation, took place early in the morning, along a stretch of the Panamericana Sur highway that connects Peru with Chile.
"We have a figure of 37 fatalities," in addition to 24 injured, reported AFP quoting Walther Oporto, the regional health manager of Arequipa.
What we know about the accident?
— The bus was being operated by the Llamosas company and had 60 passengers onboard.
— It was heading from Chala, a town in Caraveli province, to Arequipa. It was carrying
— After collision with a truck, the vehicle fell into a ravine approximately 200 meters (650 feet) deep.
— Reuters reported that the Arequipa government said on social media that 26 people were being treated for injuries.
— The condition of three injured persons is serious.
In August, 10 people died after a bus overturned on a highway.
According to AP, in July, another bus traveling from Lima to Peru's Amazon region overturned, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured.
Traffic accidents are frequent in Peru due to excessive speed, poor road conditions, lack of signage and weak enforcement by authorities, reported AFP.
Meanwhile, in another incident, 20 personnel on board were killed after a Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia
The C-130 plane was flying from Ganja, Azerbaijan to Turkey when it crashed in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border, on Tuesday. The cause of the crash is being investigated.
The military personnel were part of a unit that had traveled to Azerbaijan to take part in that country's Victory Day celebrations on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The event marked Azerbaijan’s 2020 military success over Armenia for control of the Karabakh region, known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh, a conflict that had lasted nearly four decades.