At least 29 killed in Peru bus accident

At least 29 people have been killed in Peru after a passenger bus plunged over a cliff into a canyon south of the capital Lima, police said.

At least 29 people were killed in Peru after a passenger bus plunged over a cliff into a canyon south of the capital Lima, police said Wednesday.

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The local police chief of the town of Canete, Jose del Rio Silva, said that accident happened Tuesday. Another 15 people were reportedly injured.

Initial investigation showed the accident was a mistake of the driver, who was killed along with a fellow driver.