A married couple died after a quintuple vehicular crash by reach that occurred at noon on last Friday, May 24, in the La Iberia sector, on the Costanera highway in the Deán Valdivia district, in Arequipa.
The accident, caused by the lack of visibility due to the excessive smoke produced by the burning of stubble, also left three injured who were taken to the hospital. La Curva health center.
Derik Alexander Paredes Gallegos (43), worker serenity of Deán Valdiviaand his wife, Yovana Florinda Oporto Chávez (40), died when the car in which they were traveling collided with a tow truck.
The couple’s vehicle was hit by a refrigerated trailer from the rear, leaving it completely destroyed between both heavy vehicles. As reported by several mediarelatives of the victims arrived at the scene of the accident and witnessed unfortunate scenes of pain.
At the time of the accident, a 4×4 truck violently impacted the refrigerator, and in turn, a medium truck collided with the truck. In addition to the deceased, the multiple vehicle accident It left at least three injured people who were taken to the health center to receive medical attention. The driver of the tow truck and the vehicle were taken to the sector police station for the corresponding procedures.
He accident involved several vehicles: a crane-type truck, Yuejin brand, model NJ 1063, license plate AEA-719, registered in the name of Luis Aliaga Vilca and Marlene Martínez Ríos; the couple’s car, Hyundai brand, model i10, license plate V3S-350; a Volvo brand refrigerated truck from the Distribuidor Logístico ZyP SAC company; a Mitsubishi 4×4 truck, model L200, license plate VAM-836, in the name of the former mayor of Cocachacra, Julio Cornejo Reinoso; and a Forland medium truck, model BJ1061, license plate Z6S-721, registered to Beatriz Hermelinda Córdova Pancca.
Firefighters from Mollendo moved to the area to put out the fire and smoke from the burning of stubble, which had significantly reduced visibility on the road, contributing to the multiple accident.
Around 40 passengers were saved from a fire in a company bus Julsa Angeles Tours in the district of Penthouseprovince of Caraveliin the region Arequipa. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday at kilometer 715 of the highway Panamericana Sur.
The bus, identified with the license plate D6V-968, caught fire without leaving any injuries or fatalities. The first to arrive at the scene were police officers. Highway Police, who assisted the passengers on the spot. Most of the passengers escaped by jumping out of the windows and leaving behind their belongings, which were consumed by the fire.
The driver of the vehicle, Valeriano Quispe Condori, indicated that the fire would have been caused by a short circuit in the back of the bus. “It was impossible to put out the fire and the two-level bus ended up in rubble,” said Quispe Condori.
The troops of the Highway Police They were prevented from contacting the Camaná firefighters, since the telephone line was out of service. Traffic in the area was affected because the burned bus occupied one of the lanes, which caused a slow traffic flow.
