MORE THAN 9,000 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador has responded in recent hours to several traffic accidents that have left several people injured.

One of the incidents, which left a person trapped, occurred on the highway leading to Santiago de María, in the Departamento of Usulután, where members of the Vehicle Rescue Unit of Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Alegría branch, used hydraulic equipment to free the vehicle’s driver.

A motorcyclist was also injured this morning after being struck by a vehicle on Calle 5 de Noviembre and at the beginning of the Troncal del Norte Highway.

The victim was treated by rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, who stabilized him for a medical checkup.

On 29ª Calle Poniente in San Salvador, a motorcyclist was also injured after being run over by a car. The victim had several traumas, making it necessary to admit him to a medical center.

On the Ejército Boulevard, another motorcyclist suffered injuries in a traffic accident.

Statistics from the National Road Safety Observatory indicate that, as of July 20, 2023, more than 9,000 road incidents have been recorded.

These have caused the deaths of more than six hundred people, as well as 5,877 injuries.

Therefore, Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador urges drivers not to become distracted behind the wheel, since this is one of the main causes of traffic accidents.