Peru bus crash death toll mounts to 48

Lima: The death toll from a bus that fell off from a steep cliff near Peru's ocean-side capital Lima on Tuesday has reached 48, it was reported on Wednesday.

The bus was carrying some 50 passengers when it collided with an oncoming



trailer truck around midday and skidded off the road about 48 kilometres north of Lima, in a location known as Pasamayo.

Officials said earlier that the trailer truck had invaded the wrong lane and was to blame for the accident.