List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
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This list of traffic collisions records serious road traffic accidents, with multiple fatalities. The list includes notable accidents with at least 10 deaths, which either occurred in unusual circumstances, or have some other significance. For crashes that killed notable people, refer to the list of people who died in traffic collisions. This list records crashes from the year 2000. For earlier crashes, see list of traffic collisions (before 2000).
2000s
2000
January 2 – Peru – A vehicle fell into a ravine in Tutumbaro, killing 29.
January 9 – Peru – A bus fell into the Mantaro River near La Oroya, killing 29 and injuring 23.
January 12 – Brazil – A tourist bus collided with another bus in Santa Catarina, killing 42 and injuring 40.
February 19 – Peru – A bus fell into the Carhuacayán river in Yauli province, killing 35 and injuring 15.
March 2 – Peru – A bus plunged into a ravine near Ocros District, Huamanga, killing 30.
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