At Least 25 Dead in Peru as Bus Crashes Over a Cliff - Police

19:35 GMT, 2 January 2018

According to Peruvian police and fire authorities, at least 48 people have died in Pasamayo, Peru, after a bus carrying 57 passengers plunged 330 feet into a ravine.

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"At least 25 people are dead and around five are injured among those found," Escudero told local outlets. "The police and firefighters are working to rescue the victims of the crash, but we believe the death toll could rise."

The bus left Tuesday morning from the northern city of Huacho and was headed to Lima when the accident took place on the Pan-American Highway. A total of 57 passengers, in addition to the driver and one crew member, were said to be onboard, Blu Radio reported Escudero saying.

The portion of the highway that the bus was travelling on is known by locals as "la curva del diablo," which translates to the curve of the devil. The chief later added that the bus went over the cliff, which lies along the Pacific Ocean, after it collided with a truck. Bodies of victims are being pulled from the water as well as the rocky shore.

Some of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals in Chancay and Ancón.