UNSTOPPABLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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During the past weekend, Comandos de Salvamento responded to a series of traffic accidents at several points across the country, leaving fatalities and several injured people who were admitted to different healthcare centers.

From the early hours, Comandos de Salvamento of Ciudad Arce traveled to the highway from the Opico bypass leading to Quezaltepeque, where a traffic accident was reported, leaving one person with trauma injuries, who was taken to a hospital.

On the Northern Trunk Highway, a man was run over by a vehicle that fled the scene, leaving the victim with several injuries. Comandos de Salvamento of Apopa assisted him and took him to a hospital.

Comandos de Salvamento of Santa Ana traveled to the highway to Los Naranjos, near Cantón Las Cruces, where a woman had been run over. However, upon arriving at the accident scene, the woman, approximately 35 years old, had died.

Rodrigo Retana, 23, sustained several injuries after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a utility pole and a shack on the highway leading to Lake Coatepeque. Comandos de Salvamento of El Congo arrived to assist him and transported him to a hospital.

At kilometer 24.5 of the Pan-American Highway, a man approximately 60 years old was treated after being run over near the La Ceiba bus stop. Due to his injuries, Comandos de Salvamento of Quezaltepeque took him to a hospital.

Comandos de Salvamento were alerted to a traffic accident on Alameda Roosevelt and 53rd Avenida Sur, near Salvador del Mundo, where a motorcyclist had been struck. The victim had several trauma injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

Likewise, other traffic accidents were handled by the various delegations in the country’s interior.

Comandos de Salvamento urges the public to respect traffic signs, as well as speed limits. In addition, avoid driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages.