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    23 Killed In Peru Bus Crash

    Posted by mrniceguy On July - 3 - 2009
    Tags: julsa bus

    23 Killed In Peru Bus Crash
    23 Killed In Peru Bus Crash
    Two buses from oppositely direction were collided head to head when they were driving on a mountainous road near Lake Titicaca in the southeastern Andean region of Puno. This crashes made at least 23 people killed and more than 50 injured. All the identified dead are citizens of Peru. This accident happened at Thursday morning on the road linking the cities of Juliaca and Arequipa in the Santa Lucia district, about an hour’s drive from Lake Titicaca high in the Andes. There are as much as four persons that trapped in the crashed buses after the accident, said the rescue team.

    Julsa and Destinos transport companies is the owner of these crashed buses, where Julsa and Destinos transport companies is in charge in operating the daily interstate buses in the remote southeastern part of Peru.  According to the local police, bus accidents are commonly happened in Peru because of the poor traffic regulation and lack of maintenance of highway in Peru. More than 800 persons are killed in the Peru highway since last year.

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