At least 6 people dead11 people were injured as a result of the accident of the inter-provincial transportation bus. Police sources told EFE on Thursday as they drove through a rural area in Peru’s Ancash region. Among the dead were two men, one believed to be a 54-year-old bus driver, and four women, a 13-year-old teenager.
Police said the Cruz Express bus derailed and overturned at the height of the town of Chogo-Parobamba, Ancash province, for reasons as yet undetermined. in total Broken and injured 11 passengers were treated He added that he was at the Antonio Caldas Domínguez Support Hospital in Pomabamba, where the bodies of the six people who died were also transferred.
The official Andina agency announced that the bus travels from Lima to the areas of Parobamba and Quinuabamba. Fell from a 70 meter cliff In an industry known as Ullucpatac. He added that, according to the first images released in the local media, the National Police and Public Ministry launched an investigation into the incident to determine the causes of the accident that completely destroyed the bus. According to the newspaper La República, other passengers said they were leaving Lima on Tuesday and were approaching their destination, and the driver lost control of the vehicle, apparently due to the poor condition of the road.
Such accidents are very common on Peruvian roads and are mostly due to the carelessness of the drivers, the poor condition of the roads and vehicles, as well as the harsh conditions of the geography. According to figures from the National Highway Safety Council, around 3,000 people die in traffic accidents in Andean country each year, the majority from being crushed, and about 55,000 injured.