Road accident

2018 Pasamayo bus crash

2 Jan 2018 · 11.65° S, 77.21° W

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What the records say

When
2 Jan 2018
Kind
Road accident
Coordinates
11.65° S, 77.21° W
Description
traffic accident on Peru
Deaths
52
Injured
6

Placed at the coordinates of its Spanish Wikipedia article.

2018 Pasamayo bus crash

Traffic accident in Ancón, Peru

Around 12:00 on 2 January 2018 a Peruvian bus carrying 57 passengers from Huacho to Lima went over a cliff after being struck by a tractor trailer near Pasamayo, Peru, killing 51 people and injuring at least 5 others. It is the deadliest road accident in Peruvian history, tied with the 2013 Santa Teresa bus disaster and 1989 Jauja bus disaster.

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