2013 Peru bus disaster
{{Short description|2013 road accident in Santa Teresa District, Peru}}
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| date = October 12, 2013
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| location = Santa Teresa District, Peru
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| type = Cliff plunge
| cause = Under investigation; possible drunk driving incident
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| passengers = 51
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| deaths = 51 (all)
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On October 12, 2013, a cargo truck carrying 51 people, including 14 children, plunged off a 200-metre cliff, killing everyone on board. This incident is currently tied with the 2018 Pasamayo bus crash as the deadliest road accident in Peruvian history.{{cite web|last1=Bacon|first1=John|last2=James|first2=Mike|title=Death toll rises to 51 in Peruvian bus crash on 'Devil's Curve'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/02/peruvian-bus-hurtles-over-devils-cliff-kills-least-25/997540001/|publisher=USA Today|access-date=22 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Dozens killed after collision sends bus over cliff in Peru|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/peru-bus-crash-1.4470304|website=CBC|publisher=The Associated Press|access-date=3 January 2018}} According to authorities, the truck, which was being used as a makeshift bus, was traveling to a celebration in the Santa Teresa district, when the driver lost control of the bus as it plunged off a 200-meter cliff into the Chaupimayo River below.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-bus-crash-kills-51-including-14-children-on-way-home-from-party-8877360.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/peru-bus-crash-kills-51-including-14-children-on-way-home-from-party-8877360.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |title=Peru 'bus' crash kills 51, including 14 children, on way home from party |work=The Independent |date=2013-10-13 |access-date=2013-10-13}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/12/world/americas/peru-bus-falls-off-cliff/ |title=Bus falls off cliff in Peru, killing all 51 people aboard |publisher=CNN |date=2013-10-13 |access-date=2013-10-13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/13/peru-bus-crash-kills-51 |title=Peru bus crash kills all 51 on board |work=The Guardian |date=2013-10-13 |access-date=2013-10-13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/more-than-50-party-guests-killed-as-bus-plunges-200m-into-peru-river-76dm72vgq39 |title=PMore than 50 party guests killed as 'bus' plunges 200m into Peru river |publisher=The Times US & Americas |date=2013-10-13 |access-date=2013-10-13}}