Bus plunges off cliff on Peru, 20 dead

Published: 1:29PM Wednesday June 01, 2011 Source: ONE News

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At least 20 people have been killed and 34 injured when a bus ran off a cliff in the Andes of Peru.

The accident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Vinchos district of Huamanga province and most survivors are understood to have serious injures.

The bus, which is suspected of over speeding and being overcrowded, went off the road after turning four times.

According to official sources in Peru, 3,500 people die per year in traffic accidents and 50,000 more are injured in the country.

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