ONE DEAD AND 12 INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN EL TREBOL

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One young woman died and twelve passengers were injured in a traffic accident that occurred on the Pan-American Highway near Ciudad Merliot, in the area known as El Trébol.

Passengers on route 42B were injured after the minibus driver became distracted (according to passengers’ accounts) and collided with the rear of a flatbed truck that was parked on the side of the road.

A female passenger died instantly from the trauma she sustained, as she was traveling at the front of the public transportation unit, where the vehicle struck the truck’s iron platform.

Comandos de Salvamento arrived to assist the injured, together with other emergency-response organizations.

Among those injured who were admitted to San Rafael Hospital in Santa Tecla are: Karen Lissette López Monterrosa, 23, and two other people.