LIMA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were  injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern  department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.

The bus,  belonging to the company Tuti Tours, was coming from the province of Caylloma  when it lost control and collided with two other vehicles, Radio Programs of  Peru cited the National Police as saying.

Local  media said that six people died at the scene and another two died after being  transferred to the San Juan de Dios medical center.

Sixteen  injured people were admitted to the medical center, including six under 10 years  of age, and the rest of the injured were taken to Goyeneche Hospital.

Local  authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.