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One Dead, 15 Injured in Villa María del Triunfo Combi Crash

Authorities are reviewing security-camera video to determine the cause.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 5:10 p.m. on Avenida 26 de Noviembre near Paradero 5 in Nueva Esperanza.
  • Surveillance footage shows the combi from Virgen Milagrosa (La Milagrosa Virgen del Carmen de Lurín) leaving the road at high speed, hitting a streetlight pole and overturning.
  • Police identified the deceased as an elderly woman, with her body kept at the scene pending procedures by the on-duty prosecutor.
  • About 15 passengers were taken to nearby hospitals after neighbors helped firefighters and four ambulances rescue the injured.
  • Witnesses reported the vehicle was returning from the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery and that several passengers were older adults, while the official cause remains under investigation.