At least 15 killed including child as truck topples off 650ft CLIFF in horror crash in Peru

AT least 15 people including a child have been killed in a horror crash after a truck toppled off a cliff in Peru.

The deadly crash happened on Saturday afternoon in the village of Materiato in the country's Junin region.

At least fifteen people lost their lives when the van heading to the city of Cubaro from Mazamari overturned.

According to , volunteer firefighters from the Satipo Station 147  who rushed to the scene managed to rescue three injured.

Sadly one of them, a child passed away on the way to the hospital.

The volunteers who were joined by police officers from the Mazamari police station and rescue services from Los Sinchis started recovering the passengers' bodies.

Meanwhile, those wounded were transferred to the Pangoa hospital.

The bodies of 13 people were recovered from the scene.

Two of the wounded died from their injuries at the hospital.

Currently, an injured person remains under medical supervision.

Back in 2018, 48 people were killed when a bus plunged 330ft from a cliff on a precarious stretch known as the "devil's curve".

The bus was travelling from Huacho to the capital Lima with 53 passengers on board.

The vehicle plunged 100 metres (330 ft) and landed upside down on rocks at the edge of the sea.