Overview
- A car left the roadway and struck a tree around 10:30 a.m. Saturday near kilometer 30 of the Piura–Paita route.
- The driver was identified as Harold Aldo Rivasplata Quintana, 31, who suffered head and other injuries.
- Police and rescue teams extricated the driver from the wreckage and transferred him to Clínica Miraflores de Piura, where he remains under observation.
- The National Police towed the vehicle to the local station and are conducting forensic examinations and collecting testimony.
- Authorities highlighted frequent crashes on this busy corridor and urged motorists to respect speed limits and maintain their vehicles.