At least 11 people died and a child was injured when a minibus fell into a ravine in Puno, Brazil. the Peruvian Andeson the border with Bolivia, the police announced on Monday November 11. “Eleven people died and a child was injured after a minibus fell into a ravine”a police official from Sandia, in the department of Puno, 1,200 km southeast of Lima, told AFP. The accident occurred on Sunday night, when the vehicle carrying more than 12 passengers was travelling from the town of Juliaca to Sandia. The victims included three teachers and the driver, according to the police.

Road accidents are frequent in Peru due to speeding, poor road conditions and a lack of signs and controls. In 2023, 3,316 people died in more than 87,172 accidents, according to the Ministry of Transport. The authorities’ efforts have nevertheless reduced the mortality rate from traffic accidents from 14 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2019, to 9.5 per 100,000 in 2023. This compares with 4.6 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022 in the European Union.