Overview

• An Expreso Molina Líder Internacional bus carrying 66 passengers veered off a narrow mountain road in Junín on July 25 and fell into a 50-meter-deep ravine.
• Local health authorities reported 15 fatalities and 30 injuries; city officials then counted three additional deaths after hospital admission, raising the toll to 18 and leaving over 40 wounded.
• Police and firefighters secured the crash site and carried out rescue operations along the ravine’s steep slopes.
• Investigators are examining whether excessive speed, narrow roads or inadequate signage contributed to the accident.
• Peru recorded 3,173 road fatalities in 2024, a toll attributed to speeding, widespread impunity and deteriorating infrastructure on rural and mountain routes.