DRIVER MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVES IN COMALAPA

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This afternoon, the driver of a tractor-trailer transporting structural steel was nearly killed when he was involved in an accident at kilometer 40 of the road to El Salvador International Airport, in Comalapa.
Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador assisted the victim, who was identified as Francisco Sosa Grande, 41, and who stated that the tractor-trailer suffered mechanical failures and fell into a ditch located at the edge of the road. The weight of the steel destroyed the container and the cab of the heavy vehicle, leaving him trapped among the twisted metal.
Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador were helped by local residents and drivers who assisted in removing the driver so that he could later be taken to the General Social Security Hospital.
Meanwhile, volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Zacatecoluca branch, assisted the driver of a vehicle that was hit by a pickup truck on the road leading to Zacatecoluca, near the Miraflores gas station, Jurisdiction of San Pedro Masahuat, in the Departamento of La Paz.
The victim had trauma to his left lower limb, so it was necessary to take him to a healthcare center.
Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, El Congo branch, reported a vehicle fire at kilometer 45 of the Carretera leading from San Salvador to Santa Ana, where the fire was controlled by personnel from the Cuerpo de Bomberos de El Salvador. No personal injuries were reported.