Peruvian Bus Carrying Mining Workers Plunges Into Abyss, Killing 16

Peruvian Bus Carrying Mining Workers Plunges Into Abyss, Killing 16
A screenshot shows the location of the province of Cotabambas in Peru's Apurimac region, where a bus transporting workers at MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine plunged off a cliff on Friday, killing 16 people, on Aug. 28, 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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LIMA—A bus in the Peruvian Andes transporting contract workers at MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine plunged off a cliff on Friday, the company said, killing 16 people and injuring two.

The accident took place early in the morning while the vehicle navigated hairpin turns through the province of Cotabambas in Peru’s Apurimac region, where the mine is located, the company said in a statement.