A van crash in Hampstead, Ont., killed 11 men last Friday, including 10 migrant workers from Latin America and a truck driver from London, Ont. Many of the victims of the crash were blood relatives from a poor neighbourhood of Lima, new arrivals to Canada who had hoped to feed their families with money from their new job.
Young men drink soda on the roadside in the Comas district of Lima Feb. 10, 2012. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Giovanna Figueroa (wife of injured Peruvian Javier Alba) accompanied by her two sons Sulman (14-years-old) and Ashraf Alba (6-months-old) at their home in Comas. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Children play on the street in the Comas district of Lima Feb. 10, 2012. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Patricia Aguilar, who lost her companion Enrique Arenaza, holds photos next to her daughter at her home in Comas. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Relatives and friends of Enrique Arenaza, who died in the crash accident, mourn at home in Comas. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
The suit and photos of the David Blancas (who was driver the van) are displayed on a table at her mother's house in Comas . (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Photos of Jose Valdiviezo (R) and his son Fernando Valdiviezo are displayed at home in Comas. Jose and his son Fernando were killed in the crash accident (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
A banner with photos of Fernando Valdiviezo hang on a wall at her mother's home in Comas. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
A view of a part of the Comas district of Lima Feb. 10, 2012. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
Giovanna Figueroa (wife of injured Peruvian Javier Alba) carries her son Ashraf Alba (6-months-old) at her home in Comas. (Pilar Olivares/Pilar Olivares/The Globe and Mail)
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