This incident occurred early Tuesday morning and involved a bus from the León Express company, which was traveling from the city of Huánuco, in the central jungle, towards Lima and crashed at kilometer 72, on the central highway.

It crashed into a hill and fell down a ravine more than 100 meters deep. This left it just a few meters from the Rímac River.

Regarding the number of deaths, the National Police indicated on Tuesday that there were at least 17 people, and hours later, the death toll rose. Currently, according to Colonel Manuel Lozana, head of the Highway Police, 33 deaths have been reported.

Among those killed in the fatal accident are elderly adults, at least one minor, and the bus driver.

Meanwhile, the injured were rescued from the bus and taken to the Chosica hospital by firefighters and police officers. Other surviving passengers also helped rescue minors who were traveling on the bus.

Finally, regarding the hypotheses about the accident, they point to “recklessness” on the part of the driver and in fact, the Superintendency of Land Transportation of People (Sutran) reported through a statement that the bus was traveling at 94 km/h, in a section where the maximum speed allowed was 35 km/h.