INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
According to official sources and regional press, a bus fell off a cliff in the Piura region of northern Peru early on Saturday (Jan
28), leaving at least 25 people dead and an undetermined number injured.According to the news agency France-Presse (AFP), the lorry coming
from the business Qorianka Tours had left Lima and was heading to Tumbes, which is on the border with Ecuador.About 260 kilometers prior to
reaching its location, the bus ran the roadway in a desert area.Bus falls off a cliff, leaving more than 20 dead in Peru
(Photo web recreation)The accident, whose causes are unidentified, happened around 3:00 a.m
Brasilia time) on a stretch of roadway connecting the towns of El Alto-Los Órganos and the city of Talara, more than 1,000 kilometers north
of Lima.The RPP television station reported that the accident happened at kilometer 121 of the Panamericana Norte highway and that the bus
brought about 60 passengers.Some individuals were thrown out the windows, and others were caught inside the vehicle.The hurt were taken to
hospitals in El Alto and Máncora, popular summer season resorts in the country, on the way to Piura