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2010-02-22 19:06:11 - Vehicle Accident - Peru EDIS CODE: VI-20100222-25032-PER Date & Time: 2010-02-22 19:06:11 [UTC] Area: Peru, Region of La Libertad, Between Viru and Trujillo [Pan-American road], Number of death person(s): 28 Number of Injured person(s): 40 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: At least 28 people were killed and 40 others injured Monday when two buses collided in the northwestern Peruvian region of La Libertad, police said. Officials were unable to provide a reason for the accident, which took place on the Pan-American road, in the province of Viru. A bus travelling from Peruvian capital Lima to the northwestern city of Chiclayo crashed with another bus travelling from Chimbote to La Libertad regional capital Trujillo.
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