2 Buses Collide in Southern Peru, Killing 5 and Injuring 16
- Two buses and a light cargo truck collided in Peru's southern Tacna region on Saturday morning, killing at least five people.
- The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near Campo de la Alianza involving an interprovincial bus, an interurban passenger vehicle, and a light cargo truck.
- Police reported the accident likely happened as the bus tried to overtake the truck, entering the opposite lane and hitting the other passenger vehicle.
- At least sixteen people were injured and taken to a Tacna hospital; most are in stable condition, but one man is seriously hurt with multiple fractures.
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By The Associated Press LIMA (AP) — At least five people died and 16 were injured Saturday after two buses collided on a highway in southern Peru, police said. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. at kilometer 1292 of the Pan-American Highway South in the city of […]
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Road crash kills 5 in southern Peru
LIMA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed Saturday in a crash involving two passenger vehicles and a light cargo truck in Peru's southern Tacna region, local media reported.
In Peru, a South American country, five people died and 16 were injured when two buses collided.
The causes of this accident are still unknown.
Five people died and 16 others were injured following a violent traffic accident that occurred around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday 25, at kilometer 1292 of the Panamericana road, in the Tacna region. The accident involved the interprovincial bus of the Copacabana company, of plate B6V-956, that covered the route Puno-Tacna; the [...]
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