Overview
- The Expreso Turismo Real bus, plate VBZ-964, left the Espinar–Arequipa route near Condoroma around kilometer 88 and overturned.
- Police, firefighters and health teams transported the injured to the Hospital de Espinar, with several critical patients under evaluation for transfer to higher-level facilities.
- Poor mobile signal in the highland area delayed alerts to emergency services and complicated the initial medical response.
- Police and prosecutors have opened formal investigations, and the Ministerio Público is overseeing the recovery of bodies.
- Separate crashes in Huancavelica and on the Interoceánica caused more casualties and highlighted gaps in rural ambulance coverage and transport oversight, including a minivan found with painted-over plates.