Bus Accident In Peru Claims 26 Lives

In an accident involving a passenger bus in the southern Peruvian region of Ayacucho, at least 26 people lost their lives, local authorities have informed.

The vehicle belonging to “Empresa Turismo Molina Union SAC” veered off the road and fell into a ravine about 200 meters deep on the Los Libertadores highway, in the district of Paras, Cangallo province, Ayacucho region on Tuesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported.

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According to Jhonny Rolando Valderrama, head of the National Police Road Protection Division, carrying around 40 people, the bus was travelling on the Lima-Ayacucho route.

As soon as the authorities received the information of accident, five ambulances from local health facilities, the fire department, and the police health service were dispatched to the accident site.