TWO DEAD AND INJURED DURING WEEKEND

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At least two people died during the weekend, one a victim of a traffic accident and the other from a firearm, as part of the emergencies handled by Comandos de Salvamento, along with the response to several traffic accidents.

The fatal victim of the road incident was identified as Gerson Osmín Campos, in an accident recorded on the road leading from Santiago de María to Usulután. Comandos de Salvamento of Alegría assisted five other people who suffered trauma.

The other deceased person was identified only by the alias Wanda, approximately 24 years old, after being shot in the public plaza of San Miguel Tepezontes. Comandos de Salvamento from that locality arrived at the scene; however, they confirmed that the person no longer had vital signs and pronounced her dead.

Comandos de Salvamento of Zapotitán assisted a motorcyclist early Saturday morning on the road leading from that city to San Salvador, near Ciudad Obrera. The victim was identified as Luis Ricardo Robles, 37, and was taken to the Social Security hospital.

Comandos de Salvamento of Santa Ana assist a motorcycle driver who was involved in a traffic accident.

At 75th Avenida Norte and Pasaje Itsmania in Colonia Escalón, two vehicles collided, leaving two people with serious trauma. Comandos de Salvamento assisted the victims and transported them to a medical center.

Comandos de Salvamento of Ciudad Arce assisted Silvia Carolina Gómez, 39, who was hit by a public transportation bus while she was standing beside the Pan-American Highway, suffering several injuries.

Comandos de Salvamento of San Martín responded to a traffic accident on the road leading to San José Guayabal, where a truck suffered mechanical problems and crashed into an embankment. In the road incident, one person suffered trauma to the skull and upper limbs.

At kilometer 54 of the Pan-American Highway, Comandos de Salvamento of El Congo assisted two people who were victims of a traffic accident: Manuel Valladares, 56, and Ernesto Rojas, 43.

Comandos de Salvamento of San Miguel Tepezontes responded to a traffic accident in which two motorcycles collided head-on, leaving three people injured.

The victims were identified as Edenilson Pérez, 24, Carlos Ernesto González, 18, and Jonathan Alexander, 23, and were transported with several injuries to Cojutepeque National Hospital.

Finally, on the highway leading to Puerto de La Libertad, the driver of a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle, causing injuries to several parts of his body. Comandos de Salvamento and the Red Cross of Puerto de La Libertad provided prehospital assistance.