4 killed, 16 injured after tourist bus crash near Machu Picchu

A tourist bus carrying 20 people fell off the side of a cliff on a section of the Cusco-Quillabamba road network near Machu Picchu in Peru on Monday evening, resulting in the deaths of 4 people and 16 others injured.

The group of people on the bus included the driver, two Peruvians, and 17 visitors from other countries. The group was returning from a trip to Machu Picchu, the landmark Incan citadel high in the Andes Mountains, when the driver lost control of the bus in what Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Roberto Sanchez said was a fog.

The bus fell about 328 feet into a chasm.

The four dead travelers included one Peruvian and three Colombian citizens.

The victims of the crash were admitted to two medical facilities in Cusco, where they received treatment.

Some of the injured tourists have been discharged and at least one other person was in intensive care.

The injured tourists came from various countries, such as Israel, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Greece and Argentina.

The crash is being investigated by the National Police of Peru.