At least 25 dead in Peru when bus carrying 60 passengers plunges off cliff: Reports

By Sinan Dogan

BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) - At least 25 people were killed Saturday and 35 injured after a tour bus plunged off a cliff in Peru with 60 passengers on board, according to media reports.

Departing from the northwestern province of Talara, the bus plunged off a cliff in the Los Organos District.

Injured passengers were taken to hospitals in the region, while search and rescue efforts are underway.

The passengers were reportedly employees of a private company.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz.