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13-Year-Old Struck by Motorcycle at Vía Expresa Sur Spurs Urgent Safety Demands in Surco

The Surco mayor is pressing Lima’s city hall for immediate pedestrian bridges after repeated crashes at the corridor.

Overview

  • The collision happened around 9:43 a.m. at the Vía Expresa Sur–Avenida Surco crossing near the Santa Teresita school.
  • Rescue personnel treated the girl at the scene, and SAMU transported her to Clínica Santa Martha del Sur with a fractured humerus and polytrauma.
  • Police said the rider was preliminarily identified as Ray Valencia, and investigators are reviewing security video to determine responsibility.
  • This is the second major incident at the junction in under three months, following a December 18 crash that injured a municipal traffic inspector and an earlier fatality on the corridor.
  • Residents report routine speeding by motorcycles and other vehicles and argue that provisional pedestrian-bridge installations leave critical crossings unprotected.