SPEEDING AND RECKLESSNESS IN ACCIDENTS

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In recent hours, Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador has responded to several traffic accidents that have left at least one person dead and more than a dozen injured in different parts of the country.

One of the incidents occurred Thursday morning on the overpass of the Pan-American Highway, where a Route 101D minibus crashed into a trailer truck due to excessive speed, according to traffic authorities.

In this traffic accident, a female passenger lost her life among the twisted metal, while Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador and other organizations assisted passengers who were taken to different medical centers.

Meanwhile, this morning, a truck driver lost consciousness while traveling along the Golden Highway from Apopa to Soyapango, crashing into a tree.

Members of the Vehicle Rescue Unit of Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador arrived at the scene to free Carlos Enrique Calderón, who was taken to a hospital emergency room.

They also responded to other motorcycle-related road incidents in which riders suffered trauma to different parts of their bodies.