New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- In a tragic incident, 37 people were killed and 24 others suffered injuries on Wednesday after a bus collided with a truck and plunged into a ravine in Peru's Arequipa region.

The accident, one of the worst in recent years in the South American nation, took place early in the morning, along a stretch of the Panamericana Sur highway that connects Peru with Chile.

"We have a figure of 37 fatalities," in addition to 24 injured, reported AFP quoting Walther Oporto, the regional health manager of Arequipa.

- The bus was being operated by the Llamosas company and had 60 passengers onboard.

- It was heading from Chala, a town in Caraveli province, to Arequipa. It was carrying

- After collision with a truck, the vehicle...