At Least 18 Dead and 48 Injured After Double-Decker Bus Crashes Over Slope, Splits in Half: Shocking Footage
A double-decker bus carrying more than 60 people crashed after falling over a slope in Peru on Friday, July 25
The accident resulted in the death of at least 18 people, with 48 others injured
Video taken after the crash shows rescue workers attempting to maneuver inside the wreckage of the overturned vehicleA double-decker bus crashed and landed upside down after careening over a slope, killing at least 18 people and injuring 48.
Clifor Curipaco, a health director in Peru, told reporters that the bus was traveling from Lima towards the country's Amazon forests, specifically in the Junín region, on Friday, July 25, when the tragedy occurred, according to the Associated Press.
The bus, owned by the company Expreso Molina Líder Internacional, was carrying more than 60 people when it crashed into a ravine, per DW News. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the incident, according to the outlet.
Video of the aftermath of the crash shows police and rescue workers sifting through wreckage and attempting to maneuver themselves inside the overturned vehicle. The footage shows the bus split in two in the wake of the fall.
This is not the first major fatal bus crash in Peru this year. A bus crashed into a river in January, killing six people and injuring 32 others. A previous bus accident in April 2024 resulted in the death of 24 people, making it the deadliest crash in the country in several years.
A report from the country's Attorney General's office stated that recklessness and excessive speed are the leading causes of vehicular accidents in Peru, per the AP.
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In 2024 alone, approximately 3,173 people died as a result of traffic accidents in the country, per official records, cited by the AP.
PEOPLE has reached out to Peru's Ministry of Health (MINSA) for updates on the crash.
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