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Surco and Puno Fatal Crashes Trigger Probes, Safety Demands

Residents now press Lima officials for urgent safety measures at the unfinished corridor.

Overview

  • In Surco, 66-year-old Eulogia Quihui Suica died after being struck at the Vía Expresa Sur near Pasaje San Gotardo, according to police and local reports.
  • Police detained driver Andrys Daniel Brito and took him to the Sagitario station as witnesses cited high speed and a missed stop signal where an inspector was directing traffic.
  • The Municipality of Santiago de Surco blamed incomplete works and scarce signage, urging the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima and Emape to add pedestrian bridges and reinforce warnings.
  • In Juli (Puno), a brick-laden truck crashed into a home and a parked vehicle late Sunday, killing an 8-year-old and injuring Antonia M. P. (38) and Wilber/Wilbert P. (43), who were taken to Hospital Rafael Ortiz Ramírez.
  • Investigators are examining a suspected mechanical failure in the Juli crash, while residents complain police arrived more than an hour after the impact.