US EditionBus Traveling From Lima to Peru’s Amazon Overturns on Highway in the Andes, Killing at Least 18
PALCA DISTRICT, JUNÍN REGION, PERU, JUL 25 – The bus overturned on a mountainous highway, killing 18 and injuring 48; authorities continue investigating the causes amid concerns about driver recklessness and speed.
- On Friday, July 25, 2025, a double-decker bus en route from Lima to La Merced veered off a mountain road and crashed in the district of Palca, Junín region, resulting in at least 18 fatalities and 48 injuries.
- The crash occurred as the bus veered off a winding narrow road and fell down a slope, while authorities continue investigating the exact cause amid known issues of recklessness, excessive speed, and poor road conditions in Peru.
- The bus belonged to Expreso Molina Líder Internacional and carried over 60 passengers; local media showed footage of the vehicle split in two and emergency responders working to rescue the injured.
- Health officials confirmed 18 fatalities, including two children, with three victims dying after hospital admission, and reported around 3,173 deaths from traffic accidents across Peru in 2024 according to police data.
- This accident highlights ongoing safety challenges in Peru, where poor road monitoring and slow emergency response persist, making traffic collisions a frequent and deadly problem nationwide.
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By CNN en Español At least 18 people died and another 24 were injured after a bus overturned Friday in the central Peruvian province of Junín, the state news agency Andina reported, citing the Regional Health Directorate and the National Police. The vehicle began its journey at 10:45 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, July 24, from the Yerbateros bus station in Lima, but at kilometer 57 of the Central Highway, near the town of Tarma, the bus overtur…
At least 15 people were killed and 30 injured when a bus carrying more than 60 passengers plunged into a ravine in the Junin region of the Peruvian Andes.
At least eighteen people have been killed and 48 injured in a bus crash in Peru. The double-decker bus was traveling from the capital, Lima, to the Peruvian Amazon. The accident occurred near Tarma, a city in the Andes Mountains about 240 kilometers east of Lima. The bus veered off the road and crashed. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The vehicle landed upside down next to a river. Bus accidents are common in Peru. The co…
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