Tuesday, 24 March 2015

At least 40 dead, dozens injured in Peru after bus driver "fell asleep"


          At least 36 people have been killed and more than 84 injured after three buses and a truck collided on Perus highway in southwest of the country, Aljazeera news network reported. The vehicle was reported to have carry a delegation from the christian organisation, the world wide missionary movement. Emergency cordinator Oscar Gohzalez said "preliminary investigation indicate the driver that cross into the opposite lane likely fell asleep". One of the buses entered oncoming lane and struck another hus as the other two vehicles approached, Agencia Andina news agency reported. Survivors saidit took emergency crews about three hours to reach the scene of the accident.

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