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Four From Catacaos Family Killed in Piura–Olmos Crash as Community Holds Wakes

Authorities are probing preliminary reports that a passenger bus veered into the pickup’s lane.

Overview

  • The collision occurred Saturday on the Piura–Olmos road when the family’s pickup struck a worker transport bus identified by plate A1D-965, according to initial accounts.
  • Those who died were María Consuelo Ipanaqué Sosa, her children Pedro Demetrio and Atalia Abigail Valverde Ipanaqué, and one-year-old Jeiko, who succumbed to injuries at a clinic.
  • Three relatives remain hospitalized, with father Alejandro Valverde Chávez in intensive care and Randy and Ruby Valverde recovering in a Piura clinic.
  • The family was returning to Catacaos from Tambogrande after picking up the baby when the crash happened.
  • Wakes are taking place in Lucas Cutivalú with strong neighborhood turnout, and burial is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, at the Catacaos cemetery.