A bus that had left from Trujillo bound for Tumbes, with a group of students from the Nuevo Horizonte school in the Huanchaco district, ended up getting lost in the middle of the Pan-American North Highway, near the Bonanza town center in the Zorritos district, in Tumbes.
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The facts
Due to the strong impact, 32 occupants of the T9J-965 taxiing unit, including students and parents, were injured. In addition, a woman identified as Rosa Ortiz Chávez (50), who showed vital signs and was taken to a health center in the area, but unfortunately a body arrived.
It was learned that students from the sixth grade of primary school and the fifth grade of secondary school were in the vehicle. Parents also went. According to the first police reports, the bus driver had lost control.
The injured people were helped and quickly taken to the nearest health centers to receive urgent medical attention.
Agents from the Peruvian National Police in the jurisdiction have begun investigations to determine the causes of the accident and the responsibility of the driver.
