The bus with plate ZAY-963 of the interprovincial company Flores Hnos. with 36 passengers ended up lying on the side of the Arequipa – Juliaca (Puno) highway today in the afternoon, at kilometer 177, jurisdiction of the San Antonio de Chuca district, province from Caylloma, Arequipa.
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Several passengers have had to get out through the roof of the bus, helped by Highway Police. Bad weather in the area made rescue work difficult.
Passengers exited through the roof of the bus. Photo: diffusion.
According to the police report, Three passengers required medical attention and were taken by PNP troops from the Highway Unit to the Imata health center.located more than 4 thousand meters above sea level.
The doctor Julissa Chacón Valdivia diagnosed Sabino Ramos Arapa (76) suffered a head injury, Teodora Quispe de Ramos (65) received a shoulder blow and Elías Otazu Neyra (60) suffered a blow to the abdomen.
The passengers were heading from the city of Lima to Puno. The transfer was made to another company bus. The unit that suffered the accident was removed with a Covisur crane to the Imata police station.
The driver Benjamín Huarcaya Dueñas (58) was taken to the police station as part of the proceedings to determine if there was liability in the accident. The presence of nine is recorded in the area.
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