At least 24 people, many of them Haitians, were killed following a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in the early morning hours of January 28 (local time) in the Piura region, north of the capital. Lima of Peru.
Archyde.com reported on January 29 that the Peruvian Road Transport Administration (SUTRAN) confirmed the accident in a statement, but did not provide the number of people killed or injured.
Initial investigations showed that the coach, owned by Q’orianka Tours, was traveling from Lima to Tumbes, bordering Ecuador, but suddenly veered off into the desert in the town of Órganos. when it is regarding 260 km away from the destination.
According to SUTRAN, the passenger bus involved in the accident was fully documented and authorized to provide passenger transport services.
The police force at the scene said the cause of the accident had not yet been determined in this area dubbed “Curva del Diablo” (Devil’s bend).
The Peruvian Procuratorate is also verifying the identities of the casualties.
The incident happened amid an increasing number of Haitian migrants to Peru.
Road accidents are relatively common in Peru, as many drivers operate their vehicles on precarious and untrained roads. In 2021, 29 people were killed when a bus veered off a highway in the Andes mountains.
