26 May,2024 09:17 PM IST | La Oroya | AP
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Four people were killed and more than 30 others were injured after a passenger bus and a cargo train collided Sunday in central Peru, the country's national police said.
Authorities said the crash happened after 4 a.m. in the district of La Oroya, about 110 miles east of the capital, Lima. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in a statement said the cause is under investigation.
The ministry said all of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital. The agency did not immediately release the names of the deceased.
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The bus had set out from Lima and was headed to the city of Huancayo. Images released by police show the overturned bus on the road.
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