Overview
- In Cusco’s Taray district on Oct. 19, an automobile plunged more than 300 meters in Ccallaraya, leaving three people dead as police and rescuers executed a night recovery using ropes, harnesses and lighting.
- The victims in Taray were identified as Francisco Arqque Huallpa, 51, Isabel Quispe Mayta, 68, and Emilio Huamán Mayta, 60, reported as members of the same family.
- In La Libertad’s Pataz province on Oct. 18, a Turismo en Perú vehicle traveling the Tocache–Tayabamba route fell near the El Antojo bridge, resulting in one death and five injuries.
- Preliminary findings in the Pataz crash suggest the driver lost control, while formal determinations in both incidents remain under investigation.
- Local residents in both areas blame deteriorated roads, scant signage and missing guardrails for recurring crashes and urge urgent maintenance as rains approach.