At least 24 people have been killed after a passenger bus plunged 100 metres (328ft) into a ravine off a road in southern Peru.
Rescue efforts were hampered by the steep, rocky cliff Local media said the accident occurred in the Andean city of Arequipa on the road to Puno and that most of the passengers were mine workers.
A highway police official said another 18 people were injured but warned the death toll could rise as many were trapped under the wreckage of the vehicle.
A survivor is taken away from the scene of the crash Rescue efforts were hampered by the steep cliff and rocky terrain.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known, police said.
Most of those aboard were mine workers headed from Orcopampa district to Arequipa, where they planned to take part in religious festivities leading up to Easter.
According to reports, the public bus was privately operated by a company called Andares.
Arequipa, also known as the White City, is around 1,000km (620 miles) south of the capital Lima and is the second most populated city in Peru.
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