The accident occurred shortly after midnight, local time, at the Chankai Bridge, 75 kilometers north of Lima, on the Pan -American highway
At least two people were killed and 41 were injured today, when a bridge collapsed, while crossing one bus and another vehicle in northern Peru.
The accident occurred shortly after midnight, local time, on the Chankai Bridge, 75 kilometers north of Lima, on the Pan -American motorway connecting Northern Peru with the capital.
Puente se Cae en perú 🇵🇪
Un bus con 50 pasajeros y un auto con dos ocupantes caen al río, Al Colapsar el puente ubicado en la Panamericana Norte, Distrito de Chancay, Cercano al Nuevo Megapuerto.
Ojo en el último Video se Puede ver las terribles imágenes cuando el vehículo cae pic.twitter.com/q0yqrkrqxg– tuiterosismico𝕏 (@tuiterosismico) February 14, 2025
The driver and a passenger were dead from the bus wreckage. Another 41 people were injured and hospitalized, the Ministry of Health said.
More than 50 police and 100 firefighters are involved in rescue operations, the interior ministry said.
En el perú (chancay) no te mata las #LLUVIAS Ni Los Huaicos, Sino La Falta de Mantenimiento de un puente a cargo de Norvial de Graña y montero.
¡Increíble! ❌ pic.twitter.com/VMRSPFB4pp
– Jóvenes Unidos Perú (@jovenesunidosp) February 14, 2025
The two -storey bus, which had at least 50 passengers, headed to the seaside town of Tsibotos.
“The 60 -meter -long bridge collapsed due to structural failure at the central pole level“Cecilia Martin, Deputy Director of the Disaster Response Service in the Municipality of Wales told the RPP radio station.
The bridge was built in the 1960s and, according to many media, its foundations were disintegrated by the waters of the river Chankai.
Source :Skai
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