RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Peru - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-29, 18:22:23 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100130-24735-PER Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-30 at 05:54:24 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Peru Provincia de Acobamba Between Acobamba and Huancayo Number of Deads: 18 person(s) Number of Injured: 12 person(s) Situation: Eighteen people were killed and 22 seriously injured when the bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into into a deep gorge in southern Peru. The accident took place on the highway between Acobamba town and Huancayo city Thursday afternoon, the La Republica daily said Friday. Heavy rains have been lashing southern Peru for past few days, making it dangerous to drive on the roads. Bad roads have also added to the problem. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu