Source: Xinhua| 2018-08-13 07:31:09|Editor: ZD

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LIMA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed in Peru on Sunday after a bus fell into a ravine in the western region of Ancash, police said.

The accident occurred in the Sihuas-Quiches highway, in an area known as Arenapampa, when the bus plummeted into a 100-meter deep ravine. The causes are still being investigated.

Rescue teams, aided by local inhabitants, were able to transport the injured to hospitals nearby.</s>LIMA – At least seven people died and more than 50 sustained injuries on Saturday when a bus fell into a ravine in the central Peruvian region of Huanuco, according to Peru’s National Emergency Operations Center.

Rescue teams formed of police and firefighters arrived at the site of the accident and helped evacuate those injured to hospitals around Huanuco.

The bus was estimated to be carrying more than 60 people including the driver and co-driver.

It left the city of Pucallpa, in the eastern region of Ucayali, and destined for Tingo Maria, around 155 miles west.

Police said that for unknown reasons, the coach plunged into a ravine 150 meters deep while traveling along the Federico Basadre highway.

More than 100 people have been killed in three major bus accidents in the South American country.</s>Cedartown man found dead at bottom of ravine in Tolbert Town area</s>Elena Rollinger of Clinton Township took the D to the Plaza de Armas in Iquitos, Peru, in August 2017. She was photographed by her mother, Dr. Kathy Rollinger. Both women were volunteers with the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Global Outreach Program: Peru. Medical students and physicians working with the program provided health care services to more than 2,100 Peruvians. Kathy Rollinger will be returning to Peru with the program this month. (Photo: Dr. Kathy Rollinger, )
At least 15 people die after a bus falls into a ravine in the western region of Ancash, in Peru.