ACCIDENTS CONTINUE CLAIMING LIVES AND LEAVING PEOPLE INJURED

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During the past weekend, Comandos de Salvamento responded to a series of traffic accidents that left at least two people dead and more than twenty injured.

One of the traffic accidents in which a pregnant woman died and two others were injured occurred on kilometer 32 of the Pan-American Highway, near the Escuela Nacional de Agricultura. Three vehicles were involved here.

Another person who died was a motorcyclist; the causes of death are still unknown, since the motorcyclist’s body was found on the road to Oro, in the lane leading from Soyapango to Ilopango, with his motorcycle at the side of the road. However, several meters farther on there was a vehicle that had crashed into a tree, and whose driver had already fled the scene.

Another victim was a pedestrian who was run over on Gabriela Mistral Street, at El Torogoz roundabout. When the person was crossing the road, they were struck by a vehicle driven by a man apparently under the influence of alcohol.

Meanwhile, a PPI agent identified as Juan Carlos Morales Chinchilla lost his life after being struck by a vehicle near the Municipio of El Congo. Comandos arrived at the scene, but the victim had already lost the battle.

Another traffic accident recorded Saturday night occurred at 25ª. Avenida Norte and Gabriela Mistral Street, where one person was treated at the scene. After hitting another vehicle, the driver of one of the vehicles crashed into an electrical pole.

At the Integración roundabout, David Hernández, 30, and a companion were assisted by Comandos de Salvamento after suffering a motorcycle accident, which caused facial injuries and head trauma. They were taken to Rosales and Zacamil hospitals.

On Juan Bertis Avenue in Ciudad Delgado, Comandos de Salvamento assisted an elderly person who was run over by a vehicle. The victim, apparently under the influence of alcohol, was crossing the road recklessly and sustained several injuries to their body, so they were admitted to Rosales Hospital.

A young man sustained multiple injuries after being run over by a public-transport bus on 9ª. Avenida Norte, in front of the Palacio de los Deportes. The victim was crossing the road when struck by a Route 20 bus, which fled the scene.

On the road to Mariona, another traffic accident left a woman injured, and she was taken to a medical facility.

Finally, two people traveling on a motorcycle on kilometer 15 of the Pan-American Highway were assisted after suffering an accident. Both victims were admitted to San Bartolo Hospital in Ilopango.