More than 50 passengers had to wait more than 6 hours for them to continue their journey to the city of Lima.
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This is due to the fact that the bus in which they were traveling broke down and was stranded in the middle of the road through the district of Astobamba, in the province of Castrovirreyna.
Apart from the fact that they were going to arrive late in Lima, the passengers expressed their discomfort due to the lack of heating, which exposed them to the cold, especially the five children who were traveling to Lima with their parents and relatives.
PASSENGERS STRANDED IN SNOWY AREA
It was after 8:00 p.m. when the Oropesa company bus, license plate No. D9U-961, breaks down and is stranded on the road from Huancavelica to Lima (through the aforementioned district).
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The mechanical damage that the vehicle had was that the cardan had broken, according to information given by the bus attendants to the passengers.
Due to this, the vehicle could not continue and was stranded until 04:00 the following day, when vehicle No. D8L-966 (another bus from the aforementioned company) arrived.
Before the arrival of the new vehicle, the passengers made a transfer in order to complete their trip.
It should be noted that, during the time they were stranded, the passengers were cold, mainly the five children who were also in the vehicle.
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“The cold was intense because it was snowing in the place and the bus couldn’t even put the heater on,” said Anthony Parimango (39), one of the affected passengers.
Almost 60 passengers were harmed. I had to arrive in Lima in the morning and they ended up arriving in the capital city around noon.
Given this, the passengers urged the transport companies to carry out periodic maintenance on their vehicles so that the buses are not stranded again or can cause an accident to regret.
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Likewise, several of the roads in the province of Huancavelica are affected by the weather, so it is necessary to take precautions in the event of any incident.
