Peru Buses Crash Head-on, Killing at Least 20

Published February 22, 2010 9:31am EST | Updated January 14, 2015 1:52am EST

LIMA, Peru – Police say two buses have crashed head-on along remote highway in northeast Peru, killing at least 20 people and injuring 40.

Highway police in Viru say rescuers are still trying to reach those wounded in the 5 a.m. Monday crash.

The cause of the accident is not yet clear.