More than 20 people were injured, according to the country’s authorities. The vehicle had the capacity to carry around 60 passengers and was traveling to the capital Lima.

Rescue teams work at a bus accident in Peru on August 31, 2021 – Photo: Reproduction/Ministry of the Interior

At least 29 people died in a bus accident on Tuesday (31) on a road that cuts through the Peruvian section of the Andes mountain range, local police reported.

About 20 people were injured, according to Peruvian authorities. The vehicle had capacity to carry about 60 passengers and was traveling to the capital Lima.

The accident occurred on a narrow stretch of the Central Highway, which connects Lima to the Serra Central region, near the city of Matucana, 60 km from the capital.

Rescue vehicle searching for survivors of a bus accident in Peru on August 31, 2021 in the Andes mountain range Photo: Reproduction/Ministry of the Interior

According to the France Presse agency, which cited witnesses, the bus crashed into a rock before falling into a 200-meter abyss.

This is the second major road accident in the country in less than a week. On Friday (27) a bus fell into a ravine on a highway in the southeast of the country and killed 17 people.