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- ↑ "Mal estado de vía sería causa de accidente". Correo (in Spanish). 29 December 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- 1 2 "La tragedia que enlutó la Navidad". Correo (in Spanish). 25 December 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Internan en penal de Chumbivilcas a chofer que causó 42 muertes al volcar bus". Andina (in Spanish). 13 May 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2024.