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PERU PASSENGERS DIE AS BUS PLUNGES DOWN RAVINE

25.12.2009 [12:52]
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Baku, 25 December (AZERTAC). At least 40 passengers were killed when a bus crashed down a mountainside in the Andes of southern Peru.

Another 10 people were injured in the accident as the bus travelled between Arequipa, Peru`s second largest city, and the town of Santo Tomas.

Police said it fell 200m down the ravine, with recent rain and a mechanical failure being considered as causes.

There were also reports of overcrowding as people return home for Christmas.

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