TWO DEAD AND ONE TRAPPED IN ACCIDENT IN LA HERRADURA

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This morning, Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Zacatecoluca branch, responded to a road accident reported at kilometer 56 of the highway leading to San Luis La Herradura in the Departamento of La Paz.

At around ten in the morning, three people were traveling in a truck to pick up merchandise in San Luis La Herradura, but upon reaching Cantón El Porfiado, the driver lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a tree.

The two passengers died on the spot, while the driver, identified as 30-year-old Edwin Alexander Mojica, became trapped among the twisted metal of the vehicle he was driving.

Personnel from Cuerpo de Bomberos Nacionales used hydraulic equipment to free the driver after several minutes. He was stabilized by Comandos de Salvamento volunteers and personnel from the Medical Emergency System, who rushed him to a medical center.