Without food: carriers stuck on the 26th kilometer of the Central Highway due to the blockade

A group of heavy trucks was without food from this Thursday, January 26, due to the fact that traffic is restricted at the height of Korkon, in the province huarochiri. This group of drivers is on one side of the Nicholas Aillon Avenue Lane, at km 26, near Moron Bridge.

Jorge Quesadaone of the carriers on the road commented RPP news that the National Police are obstructing traffic to avoid further problems.

“From now on, we try to move forward at dawn, but the problem is that The traffic police does not let us go forward, as it reports that there are protesters for Morokocha They block the road. Later we are also told that the protesters are going to Lima and they don’t want there to be a crowd with cars or that they are smashing windshields and that things are getting worse,” he said.

“The company wants us to wait for the release. We transport goods to Tarapoto, everything related to detergents for shops and supermarkets. We are waiting for release and the opportunity to move to a safer place where there is food. We are a group, a combination of units. Among us, compañeros support each other by taking care of ourselves and seeing how we protect ourselves,” he added.

Private transport remains the norm

More than 20 trucks, including tanks, are on the right side of Nicholas Aillon Avenue, at km 26. Due to restrictions in the province of Huarachiri, the police restrict the movement of trucks. Nevertheless, public transport traffic of vehicles and other vehicles moves on the left lane and even make a detour on the auxiliary road.

The carriers are very worried that they had to go through the night without food. While some street vendors offer refreshing drinks, drivers did not have lunch or breakfast and are in uncertainty see if they can get to their destination.