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Couple survives after car plunges into Mantaro River on Peru's Carretera Central
🇵🇪 Peru /Disasters & Emergencies

Couple survives after car plunges into Mantaro River on Peru's Carretera Central

From La República · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A couple survived after their Chevrolet Captiva plunged into the Mantaro River on the Carretera Central highway in Peru's Junín region.
  • The vehicle, driven by Yhony Ramos Clemente with his wife Gaby Machaca Riquez, veered off the road at kilometer 29+700.
  • Both occupants were rescued by police and emergency personnel and taken to a local hospital, where they remain under observation.

A couple miraculously survived a harrowing ordeal when their SUV plunged into the Mantaro River along Peru's Carretera Central. The incident occurred on a stretch of highway connecting La Oroya and Huancayo in the Junín region.

Yhony Ramos Clemente, 38, was driving his wife, Gaby Machaca Riquez, also 38, when their Chevrolet Captiva veered off the road at kilometer 29+700 near Pachacayo. The vehicle ended up submerged in the river, trapping the couple inside.

The kids were already afraid to ask questions or go to the board. They entered the classroom fearing the teacher would address them.

— Carolina MosquedaOne of the mothers denouncing the alleged psychological abuse, describing the fear students felt in the classroom.

Quick-thinking police officers from La Oroya were the first responders. They coordinated with emergency personnel to extract the injured couple from the partially submerged vehicle. A Deviandes ambulance transported them to the EsSalud La Oroya hospital, where they are currently receiving medical attention. Their condition is listed as reserved due to the injuries sustained in the crash and immersion.

The couple had been traveling from Lima to Huancayo, stopping for lunch in Huaynacancha before continuing their journey. The exact cause of the accident remains under investigation by the La Oroya Highway Police and the local police station. The vehicle sustained significant damage.

There are demanding teachers, but with good treatment. The problem was that when a student said they didn't understand, the response was 'that's wrong,' without explaining why or teaching again.

— Mónica GiménezAnother mother explaining the perceived flaws in the teacher's methodology.
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Originally published by La República in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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