Lima: At least 25 people died and more than a dozen were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine from a mountain road in northern Peru. The accident took place on a potholed dirt road in the Andean region of Cajamarca.
As per reports, the bus with more than 50 passengers ended up on the edge of a river, and some of those on board were swept away by the water. The bus fell into an abyss some 200 meters (some 650 feet) deep.
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The Celendin municipality declared 48 hours of mourning.
Accidents are frequent on Peruvian roads due to speeding, poor road conditions, lack of signs and poor enforcement of traffic rules. Last year, the country registered more than 3,100 deaths from traffic accidents.
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