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

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2009-12-24, 20:39:40 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20091224-24296-PER Situation Update No. 1 On 2009-12-24 at 21:33:31 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Peru Provincia de Cusco Santo Tomas Number of Deads: 40 person(s) Number of Injured: 22 person(s) Situation: At least 40 people were killed and 22 others injured when a bus fell off a 100-meter-deep cliff Thursday in Espinar, Peru, police and firemen said. The accident happened on the Altoandiana highway when it was traveling between Arequipa and Santo Tomas in Chumbivilcas, Espinar province in Cusco department. Lieutenant of the Firemen of Chumbivilcas, Edilberto Tinquipa said that strong rains, mechanical failures and speed excess produced the accident. Tinquipa also said that 12 of the injured were taken to hospitals in Velille, and the other 10 to hospitals in Espinar. 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