LIMA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people died after an interprovincial bus skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine on a highway in Pataz province, located in the northern Peruvian department of La Libertad, local media reported on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on Tuesday at around 11:30 a.m. local time in an area known as the "Devil's Balcony," as the vehicle, owned by the Turismo Rosita company, was covering the Trujillo-Pataz route in the highlands of the region.
The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, of which four were injured and 11 are missing, sub-prefect of Parcoy Eleodoro Castaneda told local media.
Those injured were taken to health centers in the towns of Vijus and Chagual.
According to TV Peru, the bodies of the deceased were transferred to police stations in Retamas, Chagual and Vijus in Pataz. Enditem
