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4 people killed, dozens injured in Peru after bus, train collide

by Associated Press

   La Oroya, Peru --

   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 177 kilometers east of the capital, Lima. The Ministry of
   Transportation and Communications in a statement said the cause is
   under investigation. The train and bus, both privately operated, had
   all the required permits, it added.

   The ministry said all the injured were taken to a nearby hospital. The
   agency did not immediately release the names of the deceased.

   The bus set out from Lima and was headed to Huancayo. Images released
   by police show the overturned bus on the Central Highway.