Peru bus plunges into ravine, killing 25

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 19, 2023 6:00 am

LIMA: A bus fell from the edge of a narrow mountain road in southeastern Peru on Monday, killing 25 people, including two children, authorities said.

The accident occurred before dawn, when the bus traveling between two Andean towns careened down a 200-meter (656-foot) ravine in the Huancavelica region, a police official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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