TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CONTINUE TO RISE

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Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento assisted a woman who was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a public-transportation minibus on 12ª. Avenida Sur and 2ª. Calle Oriente in the center of the Salvadoran capital.

The victim was identified as 40-year-old Karla Elizabeth Segura, who had trauma to her left arm and was therefore transferred to the emergency room of Hospital Rosales.

It should be mentioned that the number of traffic accidents is increasing, as the number of collisions exceeds 16,000, of which nearly 9,000 people have been admitted to various healthcare centers.

At night, rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of Ciudad Arce attended another road accident on the Pan-American Highway near the San Juan Opico Bypass, where the driver of a private minibus collided with the rear of a public-transportation bus that fled the scene.

The driver, who was freed using vehicle-extrication equipment, was identified as 48-year-old Carlos Recinos and was transferred to Hospital San Rafael in Santa Tecla due to the trauma he sustained.

Meanwhile, a motorcyclist was assisted by rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento on Bulevar del Ejército near a shopping center located in Soyapango.

The victim could not be identified due to a traumatic brain injury caused by falling from his motorcycle after being struck by a vehicle.

We wish to report that during the morning accident, the driver of a Promociones Olympia minibus nearly caused a collision with one of our ambulances, which was transporting a traffic-accident victim and had its siren on. A driver who ignored the emergency lights and siren.