At least 23 dead as bus plummets down 1,000ft ravine after driving along crumbling clifftop road in Peru

AT least 23 people have died in Peru after a bus plummeted down a 1,000ft ravine. The crash took place on a after driving along a crumbling clifftop road in the northern Andean district of Cusca. Europa PressAt least 23 people died after a bus crash in Peru[/caption] The vehicle fell off the cliff while traveling on the PE-12A national highway as it passed through the municipality of Yánac. It is understood 23 people have died, local media reports. Local government had previously called for repairs on the road’s “terrible conditions”. Town mayor, Carlos Pinedo, urged  authorities to improve this section of the road. “This road is in terrible conditions and as a result of that, of those failures that are all hollow, now are the consequences,” he said. “We should not wait for more deaths.” The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.