Peru Bus Crash: 16 Dead in Andean Ravine Plunge

Moldova1, 15 May 2024 9:20

A double-decker bus travelling from the capital, Lima, to Ayacucho, plunged into a ravine in the Ayacucho region of the southern Peruvian Andes on Tuesday.

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