8 DEAD AFTER BUS FALLS INTO RAVINE IN CHILTIUPÁN

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A tragic traffic accident on a road in Chiltiupán, in Cantón Las Flores, near Finca San Luis, in La Libertad, left 8 people dead and more than 20 injured.

According to accounts from local residents, the bus on route 261 lost control and plunged into a ravine approximately 50 meters deep. Four passengers died at the scene, while the others died at medical centers.

More than 15 ambulances and rescue personnel were needed to remove the injured from the bottom of the ravine and transport them to the nearest medical centers.

Among the people who have been identified are: José Miguel Ángel; María Hernández, 34; Beatriz Acuña Rodríguez, 46; Alfredo Mauricio Pleitez, 62; María Nohemí Martínez, 59; María Ángela Hernández, 44; Glenda Aracely Martínez, 17; María Villeda; Alba Rosales; Gilberto Gutiérrez González; Pedro Orlando Lira, 57; all at Hospital San Rafael.

Also at the hospital in Santa Tecla are: Elba del Carmen López, 68; Alba Rosario Reyes; María Magdalena Reyes; Paulino Lira; Pedro Julio Cortez Munguía, 65; santos Balmore Portillo; María Luisa Flores, 50; Fredy Giovanni Rodríguez Cortez, 38; Blanca Hernández López, 36; Celina Araceli Beltrán, 47; María Rosa Flores, 50.

The minors have been identified as: Julissa Jazmín, 6; Brenda López Portillo, 8; Nohemí Beatriz Portillo, 11; William Alberto Hernández.

This morning, members of the Comandos de Salvamento Rescue Unit will participate in efforts to search for any victims who may be beneath the public transportation vehicle.