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The stays of a bus that plunged right into a ravine about 200 meters deep are seen in Arequipa, Peru, on November 12, 2025. At least 37 folks had been killed and 24 others injured in southern Peru on Wednesday when a double-decker bus plunged right into a ravine after colliding with a pickup truck, officers stated. | Photo Credit: AFP
The well being supervisor of the Arequipa area, Walther Oporto, stated to native radio RPP that the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a highway on a curve, falling greater than 200 metres (greater than 650 ft) to the banks of the Ocoña river.
The bus had departed from the town of Chala, a mining space additionally in southern Peru, and was heading to the town of Arequipa.
Fatal bus accidents should not unusual in Peru. The explanation for Wednesday’s (November 13) accident was not clear, however authorities have stated prior to now that reckless driving and extreme pace are behind many of those occasions.
In August, a bus overturned on a freeway and 10 folks died. In July, one other bus touring from Lima to Peru’s Amazon area additionally overturned, leaving at the least 18 folks useless and 48 injured.
In January at the least six folks died and 32 had been injured when a bus fell right into a river.
In 2024 there have been roughly 3,173 deaths because of visitors accidents within the South American nation, in response to official information from the Death Information System.
Published – November 13, 2025 04:26 pm IST
