Last Monday, minutes before midday, a Consettur bus, which was covering the route from the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu to Machu Picchu Pueblo, went off the road onto a slope, leaving 30 tourists injured so far, several of them seriously.
The incident occurred at 11:32 a.m. in the area known as Point 07 on the Hiram Bingham Highway, where the bus with license plate X0L-961, driven by Marco Chacmani (42), The vehicle left the road for reasons that are being investigated, and its front end collided with an embankment.
As a result of this fact, national visitors, as well as from various countries in Europe, Asia and South America were affected, having to be rushed to the Machu Picchu health center, from where they were evacuated by train to various clinics in Cusco.
Officers from the Machu Picchu Police Station, as well as prosecutor María Huacco, from the Machu Picchu Joint Prosecutor’s Office, arrived at the scene to carry out all the necessary actions to maintain order after the accident. It is worth mentioning that the driver of the unit was injured and was detained in Machu Picchu.where the corresponding blood sample was taken for the investigation of the case.
After the event, there were many versions given by survivors and witnesses of what happened, pointing out that The narrowness of the track caused the bus to lean too far to one side. in order to make way for another unit, when the ground gave way and they fell down the slope.
Other versions indicate that the dense fog prevented the driver from seeing clearly, so he failed to calculate the lane limit. Others emphasized the alleged speeding. that some drivers print on the only land route that leads visitors to Machu Picchu.
“The case is currently being investigated by the Traffic Accident Prevention and Investigation Unit.at the moment we cannot establish any hypothesis about what happened, however the injured were stabilized and immediately assisted by police personnel, who were present at the scene at all times”cited for Mail PNP General Julio Becerra, head of the Cusco Police Region.
LIST OF INJURED PER COUNTRY:
MEXICO
1. Jorge Polanco, (44), bruised cop.
2. Rafael Pedraza, (40), chest fracture.
3. Juana Arredondo, (42), tibia fracture.
4. José Vega, (33), right leg blow.
5. Grisel Aguilera, (26), knee bruise.
GUATEMALA
6. Yarelis Vásquez, (30), fractured right leg.
7. Verónica Pedraza, (33), fractured right leg.
8. Jhonatan Laparra (35), bruised cop.
PERU
9. Ronald Sikos, (25), bruised cop.
10. Henayda Mateus, (30), bruised cop.
ITALY
11. Luciana Bonfada, (35), frontal fracture.
12. Angelo Florile, (33), bruised cop.
13. Giorgio Quiagliaaroli, (47), fractured right leg.
14. Dario Florio, (46), bruised cop.
15. Gabriela Cristoforini, (48), fractured tibia and fibula.
16. Elizabetta Panzeri, (44), psychosomatic fracture.
17. Paolo Daledo, (38), right leg bruise.
18. Greta Raimondi, (35), right leg bruise.
19. Fabio Ficci, (36), right hand bruise.
20. Matteo Vignano, (33), bruised cop.
CHILI
21. Daniela Lizama, (28), bruised cop.
22. Alfredo Garrochotegui, (40), bruised police officer.
23. Talia Carilao, (30), bruised cop.
24. Sara Bovi, (40), fractured tibia and fibula.
25. Catalina Campos, (44), contused police officer.
VENEZUELA
26. Lucia Graterón, (35), bruised police officer.
BRAZIL
27. Bruna Suárez, (39), fractured left leg.
28. José Angoncillo, (45), bruised police officer.
JAPAN
29. Chechin Pens, (33), bruised cop.
30. Chenhao Ju, (35), bruised cop.
FIGURE:
– 2018 was the year in which a similar accident occurred on this route, then, another bus from the Consettur company, overturned on Hiram Bingham Highway, leaving 10 tourists of Mexican, American and Argentine nationality injured.
