50 transport companies halt services in Lima over driver murders and extortion
More than 50 public transport companies in Lima suspended their services on Tuesday in protest against the murder of a driver and the rise in extortion against bus lines.
Transport strike in Lima following driver murder in Pamplona Alta
More than fifty public transport companies in Lima temporarily suspended their services on Tuesday, 10 November, according to noticiastrujillo.pe. The stoppage was called by the National Association of Transport Integration (Anitra) in response to the murder of a driver and the increase in extortion against transport lines in the capital.
The trigger was the shooting death of Ismael Yanez, a driver for the A2 line on the Chorrillos–San Juan de Miraflores route. On Sunday, two men on a motorcycle shot him in the Pamplona Alta area; Yanez died shortly afterwards when his vehicle crashed as he attempted to flee in search of assistance.
Not all companies complied with the strike. Most public transport lines continued operating normally on Lima's main roads.
Anitra president Martín Valeriano denounced government inaction and warned that affiliated companies would keep their vehicles halted during the march. Valeriano did not rule out calling a new strike if the sector's demands are not met.
Data from the Public Ministry's Observatory Against Crime reflect the scale of the problem: between January and 27 October 2026, 164 attacks against transport workers were recorded nationwide, resulting in 93 deaths and 124 injured. In the cumulative count since 2024, armed attacks against the sector total 291 attacks and 188 people killed.
Source: Google News PE — Lima