ACCIDENTS CONTINUE LEAVING PEOPLE INJURED

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Despite constant calls for prevention when driving, road accidents continue bringing mourning and pain to Salvadoran families.

This morning on Carretera de Oro, the driver of a vehicle was forced off the road near a shopping center in Colonia Altavista. The driver crashed into a tree located at the roadside, sustaining serious trauma. Socorristas from Comandos de Salvamento provided first aid and transported him to a medical center.

The incident occurred at approximately seven-thirty in the morning in the lane leading from West to East, causing heavy traffic.

Hours later, a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle on Carretera de Oro, near San José Bridge, Soyapango, sustaining trauma to his right lower limb. Socorristas from Comandos de Salvamento stabilized him and transported him to a nearby hospital.

At eleven thirty, two motorcyclists were struck by a vehicle on Calle 5 de noviembre, in San Salvador, leaving them with various injuries. Volunteers from Comandos de Salvamento assisted the motorcyclists, who were identified as Roberto Carlos Mejía, 47, and his passenger Rosa Lidia Oliva, 69.

Due to the severity of their injuries, both were admitted to the emergency room at Hospital Rosales.

At twelve ten in the afternoon, another motorcyclist was run over by a car on Calle a la Ciudadela Don Bosco, in Soyapango, where the motorcycle driver sustained injuries to various parts of his body.

Socorristas from Comandos de Salvamento provided pre-hospital care to Hugo Ulises López Sánchez, 39, who was admitted to Hospital Molina.

In Santa Ana, a pickup truck struck a motorcyclist on the main street of Comunidad Lomas de Andalucía. Socorristas from Comandos de Salvamento assisted him and stabilized him at the scene of the accident.

Comandos de Salvamento asks drivers to respect the established speed limit, obey traffic signs, and avoid distractions while driving, as these are among the main causes of road accidents.

Finally, at approximately eight at night, Calle 5 de noviembre was once again the scene of a new traffic accident that left four people injured. They were treated at the scene by socorristas from Comandos de Salvamento.

Motorcyclists run over on Calle 5 de noviembre in San Salvador.

Man and woman were injured.

Motorcyclist run over on Carretera de Oro, near San José Bridge, in Soyapango.

 

Motorcyclist struck by a vehicle in Santa Ana.