DEATHS AND INJURIES RESULTED FROM CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

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Comandos de Salvamento attended a series of emergencies during Christmas night and December 25 that resulted in deaths and injuries in traffic incidents at various locations throughout the country.

One of the incidents, which left two people dead, occurred on the Pan-American Highway near San Martín, where members of the Vehicle Rescue Unit of Comandos de Salvamento freed the bodies so they could be identified by the corresponding authorities.

Another traffic accident that left one person dead occurred at kilometer 40 of the Coastal Highway, where Fredy Alexander Quintanilla, 25, lost his life after crashing into a drainage ditch.

Comandos de Salvamento used hydraulic equipment to recover the body from among the twisted metal. The body was identified by judicial authorities.

Other emergencies attended to on Christmas night by Comandos de Salvamento rescuers included incidents involving motorcyclists, as well as people struck by vehicles at various locations in the capital.

At a press conference, authorities from the Government of President Nayib Bukele gave statistics indicating that from December 1 through the 24th of the same month, more than 1,468 traffic accidents had been recorded, leaving nearly 113 people dead.