Tragedy in Ayacucho: A bus leaving Lima falls into a ditch, killing 27 people and injuring many on Vía Libertadores.

A Accident This happened in the early morning of July 16 Through the LibertadoresIn area Ayacucho25 people died when the bus Company Molina Unionwhich came out Lima heading to AyacuchoThe accident occurred in a ditch at kilometer 205 of Vía Los Libertadores, around the Carhuapampa sector, when, for reasons still unknown, the vehicle lost its way and rolled down a slope approximately 200 meters deep.

Like many videos were shared on social networks Facebook They show the unit completely destroyed on the road, with several passengers’ lifeless bodies and luggage lying around it.

As of the close of this note, residents of the area were trying to help the injured, and were awaiting the arrival of medical personnel, as well as Peruvian police and firefighters, to attend to the emergency and transfer survivors to a nearby health facility.

two hours after birth Molina Union bus accident, A team of nurses and doctors reached the spot in two ambulances. According to information given by Pepa Notice Ayacucho, The injured are being rescued and taken to nearby hospitals.

However, the medical units do not seem to be enough to cover the number of injured people, which is currently unknown. In addition, relatives of some of the victims have also rushed to the area where they are attending to the scenes of pain.

The Regional Health Directorate (Diresa) of Ayacucho informed the public that it had mobilized ambulances from Vinchos, Pilpichaca, SAMU, Licad, Carcahuacampa, Santa Elena for first aid and immediate transfer of the injured.

“Likewise, the team of the Emergency and Disaster Center and the health personnel of the Belén, Jesús Nazareno, San Juan Bautista and Ayacucho Regional Hospitals are on alert for the arrival of the injured,” he indicated.

PNP Highway Protection Division chief Rolando Valderrama confirmed this Channel N Around 60 people were travelling in the damaged bus, of which about 25 died this morning.

For his part, The Minister of Transportation, Raul Perez-Reyes, He expressed regret over the recorded accident and only said that they would continue to monitor the speed of vehicles on the country’s roads.

Infobae Peru Access to passenger lists A7E-957 board bus of Company Molina Unionwhich left for Ayacucho this Tuesday morning. The document states that 39 people left the agency in Lima. However, information provided by the police indicates that the bus was carrying about 60 people, which suggests that it may have picked up more passengers during the trip.

Further, a relative of one of the bus passengers reported TV Peru That the land transport company does not provide the information despite requests.

However, the names of the deceased are not yet known to the local media. Ayacucho Portal Some of the names were shared:

• Genaro Ramirez Vera, 56 years old
• Narcisse Fiori Chipana Medina, 22 years old
• Ruth Godoy Puchuri, 29 years old
• Modesto Chaico Cahuana (worker of the Vinchos Municipality), 35 years old
• Nilton Huaman Zamora, was a biologist by profession and worked at the San Miguel Support Hospital.

Infobae Peru It was learned that as of 11:00 a.m., rescue efforts were ongoing for injured and fatal victims. At the moment, the Ayacucho Regional Hospital (HRA) reported the admission of the following injured:

• Yeni Saray Infanzon Huamari, 20 years old
• Lizbeth Castro Villacamasco, 22 years old
• Jorge Huamán Quispe, 50 years old
• Carlos Ventura Rodriguez, 48 years old
• Haydee Paredes Neyra, 38 years old
• Romina Cahuana Tomaro, 8 months
• Sonia Caroy Cruzat, 41 years old
• Edgar Cisneros Barzola, 52 years old
• Marcos Baldeon Quispe, 69 years old
• Jhonatan Ramos Palomino (Pilot)

In February this year, another La La Bus Company Molina UnionThose traveling from Ayacucho to the city of Lima suffered another spectacular traffic accident near the Huaytara district, in the Huancavelica region. Through the Libertadores.

The incident took place early in the morning at a turn Road in bad conditionwhere the driver may have lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately, the accident was not serious as the unit was left next to a ditch that prevented it from rolling down a rock more than 70 meters deep.

In September 2023, another unit of Company Molina Union At least 26 people were killed and about 30 injured in an accident that occurred at kilometer 165 of the highway connecting Ayacucho to Huancavelica, causing the vehicle they were travelling in to fall into a 200 meter deep ravine. Among the dead were people of Venezuelan nationality.

As a result of these and many accidents, Indecopi sanctioned the company Molina Union with 450 tax units (itu, “creating an unreasonable risk to the health and safety of your passengers after being involved in a traffic accident in one of your vehicles”

As recently as May, a Siva Company’s bus met with an accident on Libertadores Road This claimed the lives of 17 people, including Congressman Edgar Alarcon. This accident brought the aforementioned highway into the public eye due to its poor condition.

As per a query made by Infobae Peru On the web platform of the State Procurement Supervisory Body (OSCE), Provias Nacional organized a competition in 2020 for the service “Recycling and recapping of a road corridor: San Clemente – Huatara – Ayacucho; Section: Los Libertadores Km 143+000″ – Ocollo Km 264+000″”. More than a year later, Carlos Rua Carbajal, the governor of Ayacucho, presented the work with the same name.

‘Consorcio Los Libertadores’ and ‘Consorcio Huaytara’ were classified as most suitable in the original tender, but both lost the award due to violations in the contract formalization process according to the contract rules. As a result, the competition was declared void in April 2021. In June, Provias Nacional launched a new call, which was won by ‘Consorcio Santa Gabriela’. The contract was signed in August 2021, costing S/93.6 million, below the estimated budget of S/117 million.

In April 2022, the regional government of Ayacucho announced the start of work on Vía Los Libertadores. According to Governor Carlos Rua Carbajal, the work will begin at the end of April. On May 27, 2022, the start of the works was officially announced, with an investment of S/93.6 million, benefiting more than 24 thousand residents.

In March 2023, rehabilitation work was carried out following the collapse of Vía los Libertadores. In December 2023, the new governor Wilfredo Oscorima announced maintenance interventions ahead of Holy Week 2024, with a budget of close to S/4,000 million.

In March 2024, Oscorrima announced that maintenance works would begin on Vía los Libertadores. However, the regional prefect, Yuri Abad Quispe, indicated that Provias Nacional would be in charge of maintenance, which was confirmed by statements from MTC and Provias Nacional.

In August 2024, a road accident at kilometer 243 of the road affected 17 people. Despite the reported investments and work, the condition of the road remained poor, affecting tourist arrivals during Holy Week. Infobae Peru He tried to contact the companies of the Santa Gabriela Consortium for comments, but received no response.