Overview
- Pasco, Peru: a pickup and a tanker collided head‑on on the Canta–Huayllay road, killing Rosy Aranda Japa, 40, and Gaudencio Aranda Rivera, 81; the tanker driver was uninjured, detained, and pericias and necropsies are underway.
- Lanús, Argentina: prosecutor’s investigators confirmed driver Ezequiel Eduardo Mambrín was wearing flip‑flops when he struck three elderly pedestrians; two victims were discharged while Juana Vignogna, 73, faces possible arm amputation, and the case is pursued as lesiones culposas.
- Ate, Lima: mototaxi driver Jaime Quispe Castañeda, 33, was shot dead near Puruchuco; police recovered 14 shell casings and are analyzing nearby security footage to identify the attackers.
- Huancayo/Chilca, Peru: a 21‑year‑old mother and her 3‑year‑old son remain in critical condition after being run over by a San Juan combi, as relatives say the driver was freed after 48 hours and demand justice.
- Elsewhere, a 19‑year‑old motorcyclist died after hitting a tree in Barracas, Buenos Aires, and Madrid authorities reported a ‘black weekend’ on the roads with multiple serious incidents including a fatal crash on the M‑23.