In Peru, at least 26 people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a passenger bus accident in the southern region of Ayacucho. According to local authorities, the bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine approximately 200 meters deep along the Los Libertadores highway yesterday. The bus, carrying around 40 passengers, was en route from Lima to Ayacucho. Those injured were swiftly transported to hospitals for treatment.

According to media reports, Accidents are frequent on Peru’s often winding, mountainous roads due to speeding, poor road upkeep, a lack of traffic signs and lax enforcement of driving rules. Last year, the country of 34 million people registered more than 3,100 deaths from more than 87,000 traffic accidents.