Three teachers lost their lives after the van they were aboard overturned in the road that connects the districts of José Sabogal and José Manuel Quirozin San Marcos (Cajamarca). The victims were returning after attending sports activities of the Pauca Santa Rosa school.
Education professionals were identified as Edwin Guarniz Cachiwho was the director of the educational center, and two teachers, Yesica Castañeda Torrejón and Elmer Medina Pinedo. Precisely, Guarniz Cachi was at the wheel of his white vehicle.
The truck fell approximately 200 meters down a cliff, causing the teachers to die at the scene. Likewise, the bodies were rescued by personnel from the Cajamarca Police Region and members of the Ichocán police station.
The commissioner of Ichocán, Robert Bardales Carrascalpointed to Andean Agency that the recovery of the bodies took around 3 hours, due to the risks in reaching the area where the truck fell.
The bodies of the teachers were taken to the region’s morgue and the director’s bodies were handed over to the relatives. Given this, the director of the Local Educational Management Unit (UGEL) from the province of San Marcos, Wilmer Vásquez Cubas, He extended condolences to loved ones for this accident.
Vásquez also reflected on the importance of life when remembering professionals. Meanwhile, he stated that he does not know what the causes of the accident that ended the life of his colleagues would have been.
Last Saturday, June 8, the Central Highway was also the scene of another traffic accident in Jauja, Junín. The minivan that was traveling on this road got lost and fell into the abyss, where the Mantaro River is located. Unfortunately, the driver of the unit died.
The victim tried to get out alive, but despite the efforts of a police officer and local residents, the current swept him away. A situation that has been frequently reported in recent months.
The accidents that occur on the roads raise alarm about their causes and how to prevent them to avoid more deaths.
Only in 2023, the Lima Tax Administration Service (SAT) registered 400 deaths only in the capital. A rate that has exceeded what was reported in 2022, which causes concern about the measures that are being taken to reduce these figures.
In the same way, the main cause of these accidents is the driver’s recklessness, because most of them fall asleep, drive drunk, do not respect traffic signs, among others.
Sometimes, citizens witness traffic accidents up close and as users they can immediately report to the authorities so that they can go to the scene and transfer the injured to a health center. To do this, you can contact the following media.
- Contact the Highway Police: 110
- Report the incident to the Fire Department: 116
- Call the Emergency Medical Care System (SAMU): 106
