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Two Killed in JuliacaCoata Motorcycle Crash as Combi Driver Is Detained

Police have opened a formal inquiry after identifying and detaining the combi driver.

Overview

  • The rear-impact collision at kilometer 7 of the Juliaca–Coata road killed spouses Celestino Grande Paucar and Epifania Apaza Callata after they were thrown from their motorcycle.
  • The combi involved bore plate Z8P-823, its driver was identified as Néstor Cuevas Ayamamani, and he was taken into custody at the Caracoto police station.
  • UPIAT officers assumed the case to determine causes and responsibilities, with relatives of the victims in Puno urging strict sanctions.
  • In La Libertad, a separate frontal crash in Chocope left an unidentified woman dead at the scene and her companion hospitalized, according to local reports.
  • Also in La Libertad, motorcyclist Lizandro Alberto Pérez Zamora died in San José de Moro after losing control at a speed bump, with police citing excessive speed as a factor.