Overview

• The nighttime collision at approximately km 142 near the Desaguadero turnoff involved a minivan carrying musicians and two heavy trucks.
• Preliminary findings indicate the minivan struck a red trailer transporting a retroexcavator before being hit by a white truck carrying lime, leaving it crushed between both vehicles.
• Casualty figures reported by outlets range from 13 to 14 deaths, and several injured were taken to hospitals in Moquegua and Puno as officials have not issued a definitive toll.
• Among the deceased are lead vocalist Felisa Isabel Mendoza Aruquipa, known as Bella Flor, her mother, and other members of Muñequita Flor’s y La Nueva Tendencia Musical, who were traveling from Puno toward Candarave, Tacna, after a show in Juliaca.
• The Ministerio Público, Policía de Carreteras, SAMU, firefighters, and Sutran conducted overnight rescues, lifted bodies under the order of the Moquegua deputy prosecutor, and continue investigative diligences at the scene.