Residents traveled to Palca to elect the president of the community without presaging that a bad maneuver by the minivan that was taking them from Tacna would cause an accident that left two dead and 10 injured.
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The victims were identified as Lucrecia Julia Ayca Cárdenas (62) and Olinda Dolores Cohaila widow of Cutipa (80) who were left outside the minivan and in the middle of crops.
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The accident occurred at 6:30 a.m. this Sunday at kilometer 54 of the Tacna to Collpa highway. The Hyundai license plate Z5W-850 minivan, metallic silver color, was driven by Juan Washualdo Aguilar (46) who lost control with 100 meters left to reach the town of Palca.
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The unit got confused and fell into a 10-meter ravine after rolling over. Four wounded were initially taken to the Palca health post, three ambulances evacuated more injured to the Daniel Alcides Carrión hospital and one took them to the Hipólito Unanue hospital.
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According to the version of some witnesses and the injured, the driver would have fallen asleep at the wheel. They also complained about the delay of the representative of the Public Ministry. Prosecutor Percy Maquera Lupaca arrived after 10 am and requested the arrest of the driver for alcohol dosage.
The injured were identified as Verónica Ayca Ayca, Rosario Cohaila Ayca, CCA (5), María de los Ángeles Ayca Ayca, Paula Ayca Ventura, Lucy Melchor Flores, Casilda Cutipa Cohaila, Santos Gregorio Ayca Cohaila and Lino Huanca Cutipa.
