20 Dead and 33 Injured in Bus Crash in Peru

20 Dead and 33 Injured in Bus Crash in Peru
Wreckage of a bus after it fell into a ravine in the province of Pataz, Tayabamba, Peru, on Feb. 9, 2022, in a still from a video. Ozone Television/AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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A bus fell into a steep ravine in a remote northwestern area of the Andes in Peru on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and 33 injured.

Local authorities said the accident occurred when the bus went off the road in the province of Pataz, plunging some 100 meters (984 feet).