At least 24 people were killed in a passenger bus accident in Peru overnight, according to the company operating the vehicle.
“We are very sorry for the accident … at the moment we know that there are 24 deaths,” Angie Cabrera, a representative for the company Molina Union, told local media from a hospital in Ayacucho.
Manuel Zevallos, mayor of the Anco district where the accident happened, said earlier on Monday that at least 20 people died and 20 were injured, according to the media outlet RPP.
Peru’s transport supervisory agency (SUTRAN) confirmed the crash in a statement, without providing a number of fatalities or injuries.
SUTRAN said the bus was travelling from Ayacucho to the city of Huancayo.
SUTRAN said early investigations showed the bus appeared to have an up-to-date safety inspection and accident insurance.
Accidents are relatively common along Peru’s precarious roads, with at least 24 people dying in January when a bus plunged off a cliff in the country’s north.
News Related-
Alberta school bus companies face driver shortage, need help with driver retention
-
‘This is our time’: Saskatoon Blades chasing WHL championship in 2023-24 season
-
Ibrahim Ali: Expert defends sex assault opinion at B.C. teen murder trial
-
Second fence around downtown Regina building put up to block homeless
-
US surgeons perform world’s second pig heart transplant in bid to save dying man
-
10-foot alligator caught carrying lifeless human body down a canal
-
Biden to ‘join the picket line’ with UAW strikers: ‘Time for a win-win agreement’
-
Abbie Chatfield warns followers to take their pain seriously after being hospitalised
-
‘It’s been pretty embarrassing’: Storm must “find its DNA” after inconsistencies exposed on the biggest stage
-
‘Helpful to learn about Chinese culture’: New Zealand presses on with Chinese language campaign
-
‘Confusion, not fusion’: Nasi lemak with durian by Malaysian eatery divides opinion among diners
-
McDonald's hikes royalty fees for new US, Canada franchise restaurants
-
Sam Bankman-Fried ordered by court of appeals to remain in jail
-
President Biden plans Michigan trip to support UAW workers as strike expands to 20 states
OTHER NEWS
The FTC may file its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon as early as Tuesday, per the report Read more »
Fatal collision that killed 2 pilots brings a tragic end to the Reno air show and confounds experts Aviation experts say it was likely a visibility issue that caused two ... Read more »
Mexican president wants to meet with Biden in Washington on migration, drug trafficking Mexico’s top diplomat, Alicia Bárcena, says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to travel to Washington D ... Read more »
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru Some archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it ... Read more »
Colombia's presidential office manipulates video of President Petro at UN to hype applause The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro received during ... Read more »
Television TV Dramas Peter Kramer/AMC It wasn’t all that long ago that “The Walking Dead” was the absolute toast of the television world. That adoration was well-earned too, with the ... Read more »
Streaming Disney+ Kate Green/Getty Images The latest project in the “Star Wars” brand’s ongoing shift to the small screen is “Ahsoka,” which debuted on Disney+ in August 2023. It centers ... Read more »
Television TV Dramas Peacock Even though “The Continental” might take us back a few years before the Baba Yaga, there are far fewer young and familiar faces than you might ... Read more »
The Chicago Transit Authority has temporarily suspended service on the Brown Line and Purple Line Express due to a police investigation, according to an alert from the transit agency. According ... Read more »
Investigators say they found nearly $500,000 in cash hidden in clothing and closets Read more »
It’s that time again! “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed. Click here to ... Read more »
Illinois State Police troopers recently arrested two men for allegedly trafficking more than 5,000 pounds of cannabis in what police said was one of the largest seizures in the agency’s ... Read more »
City agency says burden of redacting records “outweighs public interest in the information” Since August of last year, city finance records show a Kansas-based company, Favorite Healthcare Staffing, has billed ... Read more »
Lack of safety protection around an industrial food mixer at a Quebec farm is what led to the death of a foreign worker last year, Quebec’s workplace safety board (CNESST) ... Read more »
A major decision was made in Saskatoon’s Court of King’s Bench on Friday that will finally advance Greg Fertuck’s first-degree murder trial after nearly three years. On Friday, Justice Richard ... Read more »
Temporary closure of Chez Doris day shelter could put a strain on resources for unhoused Montrealers
As of Saturday, there will be fewer services available to vulnerable women in Montreal, including those experiencing homelessness. Chez Doris, which caters to such clients, is temporarily pausing some day ... Read more »
Tropical Storm Ophelia was gaining strength as it churned toward the North Carolina coast on Friday, promising a weekend of heavy rain and windy conditions throughout the mid-Atlantic. Forecasters issued ... Read more »
Inheriting the same passion from his father who competed in the sport, Isaak Ulmer loves bobsledding. “I really look up to him,” Ulmer said. “When our school came for a ... Read more »
BANGKOK – Thailand will dole out 560 billion baht (S$21 billion) to its 55 million adults in the next six months to spur domestic demand and investment, with new Prime ... Read more »
HANOI – United States President Joe Biden said the sole threat to humanity’s existence is climate change, and that not even nuclear conflict poses a similar danger. “The only existential ... Read more »
A man who force-fed sedative laced chocolates to a German backpacker he lured to work on a farm before raping her in a shearing shed could re-offend, psychiatrists say. Peter ... Read more »
A new program aimed at improving sleep health in regional Indigenous communities is linking western science and traditional ways of knowing to better address the health condition of obstructive sleep ... Read more »
The struggles of a former Home and Away star have been laid bare as he was jailed for assaulting three people and attempting to steal a car using a wine ... Read more »
‘Close enough isn’t good enough’: NRL happy with controversial calls that decided elimination finals
NRL head of football Graham Annesley says “close enough isn’t good enough” when it comes to scoring tries, and has backed the Bunker for making two big calls in the ... Read more »
A rapist who kidnapped, drugged and raped a German backpacker is a “high” risk of reoffending if released from jail, key experts have told a court. The Queensland Attorney-General is ... Read more »
MALAYSIA – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signalled that the South-east Asian nation may be considering additional taxes to boost state revenue and meet the target of almost halving the ... Read more »
SINGAPORE – A teenager was just 14 years old in 2020 when he subjected his own sister, then 11, to multiple acts of sexual abuse, including attempted rape, over a ... Read more »
Biden wraps Vietnam visit by talking with business leaders and visiting a memorial to John McCain President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Vietnam by calling on the ... Read more »
Television Reality TV ABC/Christopher Willard For years, home audiences have gotten a glimpse into the cutthroat world of entrepreneurship thanks to “Shark Tank,” and after a variety of startup companies ... Read more »
This is CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates. Ukraine was left fuming after the Group of 20 nations, which were ... Read more »