Outrage as 2nd Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Peru, Killing Dozens
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Outrage as 2nd Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Peru, Killing Dozens
21, 2018
LIMA, Peru — At least 44 people died and 20 others were injured in southern Peru on Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off
a cliff on the nation’s most important highway — the second such bus accident this year on the notoriously dangerous road.
In January, 51 people died when a bus plunged off a cliff along a foggy stretch of road so infamous it is known as the "devil’s curve."
Both accidents occurred on the Pan-American Highway, which stretches the length of the country parallel to the Pacific Ocean.
In that area, near the town of Ocoña, the Pan-American Highway goes along a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean
and then along a cliff overlooking a river, which is where Wednesday’s accident occurred.
After last month’s accident, Mr. Giuffra told Congress
that the private company that operates that stretch of road had not been contractually required to improve safety in the "devil’s curve." He vowed to review all agreements involving privately managed highways.
Alfonso Flórez said that It is frustrating and appalling that accidents keep happening and authorities don’t take any measures.
"We should stop building cheap highways." President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
and Prime Minister Mercedes Aráoz took to Twitter to offer their condolences to the victims’ families, and Transportation Minister Bruno Giuffra called the episode an "unfortunate accident." None addressed accident prevention.
21, 2018
LIMA, Peru — At least 44 people died and 20 others were injured in southern Peru on Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off
a cliff on the nation’s most important highway — the second such bus accident this year on the notoriously dangerous road.
In January, 51 people died when a bus plunged off a cliff along a foggy stretch of road so infamous it is known as the "devil’s curve."
Both accidents occurred on the Pan-American Highway, which stretches the length of the country parallel to the Pacific Ocean.
In that area, near the town of Ocoña, the Pan-American Highway goes along a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean
and then along a cliff overlooking a river, which is where Wednesday’s accident occurred.
After last month’s accident, Mr. Giuffra told Congress
that the private company that operates that stretch of road had not been contractually required to improve safety in the "devil’s curve." He vowed to review all agreements involving privately managed highways.
Alfonso Flórez said that It is frustrating and appalling that accidents keep happening and authorities don’t take any measures.
"We should stop building cheap highways." President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
and Prime Minister Mercedes Aráoz took to Twitter to offer their condolences to the victims’ families, and Transportation Minister Bruno Giuffra called the episode an "unfortunate accident." None addressed accident prevention.