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

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-22, 19:03:39 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100222-25032-PER Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-23 at 04:03:24 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Peru Region of La Libertad Between Viru and Trujillo [Pan-American road] Number of Deads: 38 person(s) Number of Injured: 40 person(s) Situation: A pair of buses collided on one of the busiest main roads in Peru killing at least 38 people and leaving several dozen injured. According to reports the buses collided head-on while traveling along the Panamerican Highway about 310 miles north of the capital of Lima. Each bus was said to be carrying between 70 and 80 people when the accident occurred. Police said each bus was traveling at a high rate of speed when they slammed into each other. Both buses were completely destroyed in the accident and rescue workers were having difficulty pulling victims from the vehicles. 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