Overview

• The nighttime collision at km 142 involved a minivan and two heavy trucks, with a preliminary toll of 12 dead and multiple injured.
• Police identified the vehicles as truck ARQ-930 with semi AAT-992 driven by Percy Itusaca Mamani, minivan C9J-968, and truck C8H-977 with semi ARE-766.
• Most of the victims were in the minivan operated by Transportes Termales, and passengers included members of a musical group.
• Injured people were evacuated initially to the Centro de Salud Titire, as firefighters from Moquegua and area ambulances supported the response.
• According to the police report, two vehicles traveled north to south in their lane while a third truck was parked facing the opposite direction between the berm and the ditch, with the cause under investigation.