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Peru Crash Kills 13–14 Including Bolivian Musicians, With Separate Spain Fires Leaving Two Dead

Investigators are examining whether a parked trailer triggered the chain of impacts.

Overview

  • The triple collision on the PunoMoquegua corridor near km 142 trapped a passenger minivan between a stationary low‑bed trailer carrying a retroexcavator and a second truck transporting lime.
  • Victims include members of Muñequita Flor’s and La Nueva Tendencia Musical, among them vocalist Felisa Isabel Mendoza (“Bella Flor”), as authorities report 13–14 fatalities and continue formal identifications.
  • The Moquegua prosecutor ordered the lifting of bodies while Police of Carreteras, SAMU and firefighters evacuated four injured to Titire and Puno, with unidentified remains sent to the Ilo morgue.
  • In Lima’s Puente Piedra, a dump truck overturned onto a car and killed driver David Cruz García; the truck driver was detained and police opened an investigation.
  • Spain reported a 67‑year‑old man dead in a Cercedilla house fire and a 29‑year‑old woman dead in a Badajoz apartment fire as cause‑of‑fire inquiries proceed, and in Peru’s Cusco region a forest fire killed resident Guillermo Condo Salas.