9 dead in Peru bus crash

International Desk: At least nine people were killed and 25 others injured when a tourist bus flipped on its side and plunged off a cliff in Peru Sunday night, authorities said.

Peru's Ministry of Health said in a statement on its website that the accident happened about 2 kilometers from the presidential palace in Lima.

The bus had likely been traveling at excessive speed, the ministry said.

The double-decker bus, carrying about 50 passengers, including children, was driving on San Cristobal hill to give the tourists a panoramic view of the city.



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