Overview

• The nighttime crash at about km 142 on the binational Puno–Moquegua route involved a passenger minivan that struck a stationary trailer carrying heavy machinery before being hit by a second truck, trapping the minivan between both vehicles.
• Reports vary between at least 13 and 14 fatalities as identifications advance, with victims including vocalist Felisa Isabel Mendoza Aruquipa, known as Bella Flor, her mother Isabel Aruquipa, and members of the Muñequita Flor’s ensemble.
• First responders from the Policía de Carreteras, SAMU and firefighters recovered bodies and evacuated survivors to the Titire health post and regional hospitals in Puno and Moquegua, while remains were transferred to morgues in Moquegua and Ilo for forensic work.
• Preliminary lists name additional deceased such as Laura Mamani Apaza, Nimer Ari Cruz, Johnny Alex Mamani Checasaca and announcer Alex León Ticona Coila, with three to four people reported injured, including Rony Jove Condori, Bush Huahuasoncco, Juan Capa Góniz and Edward Jihuallanca.
• The Ministerio Público and police opened formal diligences, fiscal adjunto Erik Edson Chambilla ordered the lifting of bodies, and a heavy‑vehicle driver was detained for investigation according to local reports.