At least 37 dead after a passenger bus falls into a ravine in Peru

LIMA Peru AP A guest bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another bus in southern Peru killing at least people and injuring more functionaries noted The healthcare manager of the Arequipa region Walther Oporto reported to local radio RPP that the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a road on a curve falling more than meters more than feet to the banks of the Oco a river The bus had departed from the city of Chala a mining area also in southern Peru and was heading to the city of Arequipa Fatal bus accidents are not uncommon in Peru The cause of Wednesday s accident was not clear but agents have noted in the past that reckless driving and excessive speed are behind numerous of these events In August a bus overturned on a highway and people died In July another bus traveling from Lima to Peru s Amazon region also overturned leaving at least people dead and injured In January at least six people died and were injured when a bus fell into a river In there were approximately deaths as a impact of traffic accidents in the South American country according to official records from the Death Information System Follow AP s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https apnews com hub latin-america Source