In a tragic incident, 37 people died and 24 others were injured on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck and plunged into a ravine in Peru’s Arequipa region.
The accident, one of the worst in recent years in the South American country, happened early in the morning on a section of the Panamericana Sur highway that connects Peru with Chile.
“We have a figure of 37 dead,” in addition to 24 wounded, AFP quoted Walther Porto, Arequipa’s regional health manager, as saying.
What do we know about the accident?
— The bus was operated by Llamosas and had 60 passengers on board.
— He was going from Chala, a town in the province of Caraveli, to Arequipa. It was a carryover
— After colliding with a truck, the vehicle fell into a ravine approximately 200 meters (650 feet) deep.
— Reuters reported that Arequipa’s government said on social media that 26 people were being treated for injuries.
— The condition of the three injured persons is serious.
In August, 10 people died when a bus overturned on the highway.
Another bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned in July, killing at least 18 and injuring 48, according to the AP.
Traffic accidents are common in Peru due to excessive speed, poor road conditions, lack of signage and weak enforcement by authorities, AFP reported.
Meanwhile, in another incident, 20 people on board were killed after a Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia
The C-130 was flying from Ganja, Azerbaijan, to Turkey when it crashed in the Georgian village of Sighnaghi near the Azerbaijan border on Tuesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The military personnel were part of a unit that traveled to Azerbaijan to take part in the country’s Victory Day celebrations on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The event marked Azerbaijan’s 2020 military success over Armenia in controlling the Karabakh region, known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh, a conflict that has lasted nearly four decades.
