Officials said on Friday that Lima, Peru (AP) – A bus from Lima to Peru’s Amazon area overturned on a highway in Andes Mountains, killing at least 18 people and injured 48, officials said on Friday.
The double-Dekar bus belonging to the company “Expresso Molina Ledar International” moved away from the road and fell down from a slope in Palka district of Junin region, Clifer Curipaco, Health Director of Junin, told reporters. Officers are still investigating the cause of the accident.
The video broadcast on local television divided the bus into two, while firefighters and police tried to save the injured.
This was not the first deadly bus accident in 2025, another bus fell into a river on 3 January, killing six people and 32 injured.
A study by Attorney General’s office found that D River negligence and extreme speed There are main causes of accidents in Peru.
Road transport is poorly monitored by authorities in Peru, and emergency aid is so slow and disorganized. According to the official data of the death information system, in 2024, traffic accidents in the South American country resulted in around 3,173 deaths.
The Associated Press
