Overview

• A double-decker Expreso Molina Líder Internacional bus traveling from Lima to La Merced veered off a winding highway in the Palca district of Junín and fell 164 feet into a ravine, splitting in two on impact.
• Officials confirmed 15 passengers were found dead at the scene and three more died in hospital, including two children, while 48 others sustained injuries of varying severity.
• Local television footage showed shattered glass and twisted metal as firefighters and police conducted a large-scale rescue operation to recover survivors and victims.
• The Junín Regional Health Directorate and emergency services have launched an investigation focusing on possible driver recklessness and the role of poor road infrastructure in the crash.
• The accident highlights Peru’s persistent road safety challenges, with mountainous routes, aging buses and inadequate signage contributing to more than 3,100 annual traffic fatalities.