Bus runs off road in Arequipa, 7 dead and 30 injured

An inter-provincial bus speeding along a highway in the southern Andean region of Arequipa ran off the road and violently flipped over, leaving 7 dead and 30 other people injured, reported daily La República on Tuesday. The accident occurred late on Monday, leading police to believe that the driver may have inadvertently fell asleep while [...]

Traffic accidents kill or injure at least 50 people daily in Peru’s capital city

At least 50 people are injured or killed by speeding cars and reckless drivers every day in Peru’s capital, reported Lima’s Transport Investigation Center, or Cidatt, on Monday. According to Cidatt, for every 1,000 vehicles zigzagging through Lima’s more-than-busy streets, 27 people will die as a result of car or bus-related accidents and injuries. In [...]

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

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 – [...]