A total of 19 people died on Sunday after an inter-city bus fell off a 50-meter ravine, the nation's Highway Police told reporters on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
The accident took place in Quichuas, a town on the Huancayo-Huancavelica Highway, which links the central Junin province with the southern Huancavelica province.
Apart from the killed, 15 wounded were sent to nearby hospitals.
A passenger said that the driver was talking to someone on the bus when the accident took place.