The five injured in the accident are being treated at Barranca hospital, according to the PNP.

Two lives were lost in a car accident off cash. A car registered BVN-076 was traveling southbound when it suddenly lost control of vehicle causing him to shoot and roll over. It ended next to the road where authorities arrived to deal with the tragedy. Abril Antúnez Regalado and Edwin Barrantes Hallasi died before the arrival of the PNP.

While the traffic police and the Public minister investigating the causes of the accident, Ronaldiño Solís Barba, Walter Pacherres Flores, Jaime Cahuana Guerra, Luckney Dahua Bardales and driver Jeferson Espinoza Alvarado are being treated at the canyon hospital for the various injuries caused by the event. Traffic on the road where the accident occurred did not register any traffic problems.

The deceased join the long list of 14,000 citizens killed by traffic accidents in Peru over the past five years. In September 2022 alone, at least 2,075 people died from traffic accidents and another 35,000 citizens were left disabled due to irresponsibility, both on the part of those driving and those who stroll through the various streets and avenues.

Camilo Aguayo, victim of an accident on the Vía Expresa, is in a coma.  Photo: Sunday by day
Camilo Aguayo, victim of an accident on the Vía Expresa, is in a coma. Photo: Sunday by day

Among the most commented cases in recent days, that of Camila Aguayo stands out. Through a video on social networks, the brother of the victim stressed that the patient would not debate between life and death if the driver “named Sebastián Nicolás Ari Ponce Trebejo, 24, had not ran through several red lights “. The latter, according to police reports, would have consumed alcohol before lighting the vehicle.

The intersection of Arequipa and República de Colombia avenues was the scene of a spectacular accident. After fleeing a police intervention, a car lost control at the height of the Aramburu bridge and fell on the Vía Expresa in the lane towards Chorrillos. As a result of the accident, the vehicle overturned and three people were injured. The car, fortunately, did not run into other vehicles traveling on the street.

At the beginning of February, two buses from the Huandoy company caused a terrible accident on Universitaria Avenue, on the border of the districts of San Martín de Porres and Cercado de Lima. Driver negligence injured 30 passengers after one vehicle overturned and the other crashed into the front of a house. The ATU has informed that it will open the corresponding investigations.

A horse cart accident has generated a chaos of vehicles on the highway.  (Latin Capture News)
A horse cart accident has generated a chaos of vehicles on the highway. (Latin Capture News)

La Vía Expresa also recorded another accident on February 6 with the particularity that horses were also involved in this one. These were in the back of a vehicle which was anchored to the main car. The cart became detached while the cart was still in circulation, causing the animals to be let loose in the middle of the busy track.

Immediately, locals registered the moment. In the videos, one of the equines is seen running away in fear, while another stayed near a path. Within minutes, Peruvian National Police (PNP) personnel arrived to transfer the quadrupeds to a nearby park. The horses were spooked by the large flow registering in the freeway. Eventually, the owner rescued them.

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