By: EFE Updated 04 Feb 2022, 20: 44 pm EST
At least 22 people died and another 5 are still missing after an interprovincial transport bus fell into an abyss about 60 meters deep in a rural area of the province of Pataz, in northern Peru, official sources reported this Thursday.
According to the information released by the Regional Health Management and the official Andean agency, the accident occurred during the afternoon of this Wednesday in a sector of the road known as Culebrilla, between the Andean towns of Tayabamba and Huancaspata.
The bus was journey from the district of Tayabamba to the city of Trujillo, the capital of La Libertad, located about 100 kilometers away, on the Peruvian coast.
Initially, the authorities of the Andean country reported 19 deceased and 33 injured in the incident , but the latest report from the Ministry of Health raised the fatalities to 22 and detailed that another 5 people still have not been located.
Local media pointed out that the road was in poor condition and full of mud, so the driver apparently lost control and was unable to prevent the vehicle from leaving the road before falling into the abyss, tumbling several times.
The Regional Health Management reported that they reached the scene brigade members and health workers in ambulances sent from hospitals in the towns of Tayabamba, Santiago de Challas and Huancaspata.
People who live nearby also collaborated in the rescue tasks of the victims , while the injured were transferred to the nearest hospitals.
The accident is being investigated by the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office, whose representatives arrived at the scene to carry out the corresponding procedures and expert reports.
Although accidents of this type decreased in Peru due to the restrictions imposed to deal with the COVID epidemic-19, with the reactivation of economic activities, several events have been reported again in various locations in the country.
Until before the health emergency, it was common accidents with numerous victims, caused mostly by the poor condition of the roads and the vehicle fleet, the rugged geography of the Andes or the recklessness of the drivers.
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