MINIBUS CRASHES, LEAVING 11 INJURED

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A new traffic accident has left eleven passengers injured, including the driver of route 113’s minibus, which travels from Cojutepeque to San Salvador.

The incident occurred around noon this Sunday on the Pan-American Highway at kilometer 20, near San Pedro Perulapán, where the driver of the public transportation vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree beside the drainage ditch.

The injured people were removed by local residents while awaiting the arrival of the emergency responders. Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador sent approximately 4 units to assist the injured, as well as the Vehicle Rescue Unit to free the driver, who had become trapped among the twisted metal.

Ambulances from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador took four minors to Bloom Hospital, 3 adults to the Ilopango Social Security Hospital, and two adults to Rosales Hospital.

Route 113 minibus crashes at Km. 20 on the Panamerciana.