STORY: At least 37 people were killed and dozens injured after a bus plunged into a 200-meter-deep ravine in Peru’s Arequipa region on Wednesday (November 12), local authorities said.

The accident, one of the deadliest in Peru in recent years, occurred when the bus collided with a van and veered off the highway connecting the coastal town of Chala to Arequipa, according to regional officials. Among the injured were an eight-month-old baby and two other children, with 26 people receiving medical treatment, three in serious condition.

Authorities recovered 36 bodies from the ravine and confirmed another death at a local health center, said Waldor Llerena Torres, mayor of Ocona district. The Peruvian presidency expressed condolences and said it had mobilized medical support for the injured.

The bus company, Llamosas, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Photos from the scene showed the overturned bus at the bottom of the gully, surrounded by debris and personal belongings.

Peru has seen a series of deadly bus accidents in recent years, often attributed to poor road conditions and vehicle maintenance in mountainous regions.

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFTERMATH OF DEADLY BUS CRASH / RESCUE EFFORTS AND RECOVERY OF VICTIMS / SOUNDBITES FROM VICTIM’S RELATIVE AND OCONA’S MAYOR

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1. INJURED BEING TAKEN INTO HOSPITAL

2. VARIOUS OF ANOTHER INJURED BEING TAKEN INTO HOSPITAL

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3. MEDICAL PERSONNEL REMOVING STRETCHER WITH INJURED PERSON FROM AMBULANCE

4. MEDICAL PERSONNEL ENTERING WITH STRETCHER INTO HOSPITAL

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RELATIVE OF INJURED VICTIM, ANNA NANEZ, SAYING:

"Justice for all those who have fallen, for all, widows and widowers, for all those children who are in agony, who are convulsing, who are already dying."

7. NANEZ ENTERING HOSPITAL

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8. VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL TRANSFERRING BODIES OF DECEASED FROM TRACTOR TO TRUCK

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MAYOR OF OCONA DISTRICT, WALDOR LLERENA TORRES, SAYING:

"We have managed to rescue 36 bodies from the cliffside, and we also regret the death of another person at the Ocona health center, bringing the total to 37 bodies found so far today."

10. WORKERS PLACING BODIES IN TRUCK BED

11. SECURITY PERSONNEL LEAVING AFTER COMPLETING TRANSFER OF BODIES TO TRUCK

12. TRUCK AND PICKUPS CARRYING BODIES OF VICTIMS LEAVING FOR MORGUE

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13. SCREENSHOT OF PERUVIAN PRESIDENCY POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA X, READING (Spanish): "The Presidency of the Republic of Peru extends its condolences to the loved ones of the compatriots who died in the traffic accident in Camana, Arequipa. We have also arranged, from the first moment the emergency was known, for the injured to be treated at the nearest health facilities."