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Bus collision leaves 23 dead and 30 injured near Peru’s Lake Titicaca

July 2, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Two buses speeding along a highway in the southeastern Andean region of Puno violently crashed into each other, killing both drivers and at least 21 other people upon impact. The head-on collision – which killed 23 and left more than 30 people injured – occurred Thursday morning on a mountainous roadway linking the cities of Juliaca and [...]

20 dead in fiery bus and fuel tanker collision in southern Peru

April 16, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

At least 20 people were burned alive after their passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker truck and burst into flames on a highway, approximately 150 kilometers south of Peru’s capital, Lima. According to preliminary police reports, it appears the passenger bus – which was traveling south from Lima to the city of Pisco – [...]