Overview
- In Chaclacayo, a heavy truck struck a mototaxi on avenida Prialé near Universidad Peruana Unión, killing the driver at the scene and leaving another occupant in critical condition.
- Police and emergency crews cordoned the Chaclacayo crash site, restricted traffic and began official procedures to determine responsibility.
- On the Piura–Chiclayo highway at La Balanza, 24-year-old motorcyclist Piero Alexander Chapilliquén Araujo died in a collision confirmed by police sources.
- Witness accounts in the Piura–Chiclayo case describe an initial mechanical failure and an ensuing impact by a third motorcyclist allegedly driving under the influence, with officers conducting on‑scene diligences and body removal per protocol.
- In Talara, local reports detail four separate incidents at the start of 2026, including a mototaxi driver who died during surgery after a collision, a family injured on the Panamericana Norte and another mototaxi crash involving a driver in apparent intoxication.