This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/414855-dozens-dead-peru-bus-crash/

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
At least 25 dead as bus plunges off cliff in Peru (PHOTOS) At least 48 dead as bus plunges off cliff in Peru (PHOTOS)
(about 9 hours later)
At least 25 people have died in Peru when the bus in which they were travelling crashed into a truck, causing it to fall off a cliff on a narrow stretch of road known as the “devil’s curve.” At least 48 people have died in Peru after a bus carrying 57 passengers went over a 250-meter cliff on a narrow stretch of road known as the “devil’s curve.”
The crash happened Tuesday along a curved highway about 70 kilometres north of the capital, Lima. The bus careened off the cliff and plummeted onto a beach some 80 metres below. The accident happened Tuesday just before noon along a curved highway when the bus, operated by the San Martín de Porres company, hit a tractor-trailer, Claudia Espinoza of Peru’s voluntary firefighter brigade told AP.
The head of Lima’s highway control division said “It's a dangerous curve zone,” according to Reuters. Colonel Dino Escudero fears the death toll may rise as the bus was carrying an estimated 50 passengers. More than 200 rescuers, including firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to save the victims of the horrific incident which happened about 70 kilometers north of the capital, Lima. Two police helicopters and a Navy patrol boat were also sent to the rescue.
“At least 25 people are dead and around five are injured among those found so far,” Escudero added. At least 48 people died in the crash, Huaral police division chief, Colonel Hernán Valdivieso told reporters. At least six passengers have survived the plunge, authorities said. Five of them were transferred by helicopter to Carrión del Callao Hospital. Four are in serious condition, while another victim appears to be stable. The sixth survivor was transferred to a hospital in Chancay town. Three passengers remain unaccounted for.
Road accidents are all too common in the South American country due to unsafe highways. Local police have launched an investigation into the incident. Road accidents are all too common in the South American country due to generally unsafe highways. Local police have launched an investigation into the incident.