( CNN ) A highway crash involving three buses and a freezer truck in northern Peru killed at least 37 people , the country 's Ministry of Health said Monday . Six others were in critical condition after the Monday morning crash on a highway near the city of Casma , in the Ancash region , about 230 miles ( 370 kilometers ) north of Lima , the capital . One of the buses entered an oncoming lane and struck another bus as the other two vehicles approached , the state-run Agencia Andina news agency reported , citing a fire department official . Bus travel is an essential form of transportation for Peruvians going north and south between cities along the Pan-American Highway , which hugs the Pacific coast .
Three buses and a freezer plant were destroyed in a fire in northern turkey . At least seven people are dead and six are in critical condition .