Overview
- The Pampatama crossing over the Chalhuanca River collapsed when two mineral-carrying dump trucks entered a structure that had been declared in emergency and banned to heavy vehicles.
- The collapse, which occurred Saturday, September 26, 2026, left both volquetes trapped on the damaged deck and blocked the main road between Aymaraes and Andahuaylas.
- The National Police reported no injuries and said local residents confronted the drivers, who abandoned the vehicles and fled from the scene.
- The Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones confirmed the collapse, blamed the drivers' imprudence in entering the restricted bridge, and arranged with Provías Descentralizado to move a modular bridge unit located about 51 km to install a provisional crossing in roughly seven days.
- Authorities have launched technical inspections to establish the precise cause and responsibility, with investigators expected to examine pre-existing problems such as fluvial erosion and damaged bridge abutments that regional risk documents had already flagged.