12 killed in Peru bus accident

By IANS | Published: June 10, 2021 12:06 PM2021-06-10T12:06:03+5:302021-06-10T12:47:32+5:30

Lima, June 10 At least 12 people were killed after a bus skidded off the road and plunged ...

12 killed in Peru bus accident | 12 killed in Peru bus accident

12 killed in Peru bus accident

Lima, June 10 At least 12 people were killed after a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine on a highway in Peru's Pataz province.

The accident occurred in an area known as the "Devil's Balcony", as the vehicle, owned by the Turismo Rosita company, was covering the Trujillo-Pataz route in the highlands of the region, reports Xinhua news agency.

The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, of which four were injured and 11 are missing, sub-prefect of Parcoy Eleodoro Castaneda told local media on Wednesday.

Those injured were taken to health centres in the towns of Vijus and Chagual.

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