DEATHS AND INJURIES RESULT FROM WEEKEND ACCIDENTS

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At least four people lost their lives during the past weekend; two of them were young people who died as a result of a traffic accident caused by a drunk man in Candelaria de la Frontera.

A woman died after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the Comalapa highway, near Santo Tomás. Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento arrived at the scene.

However, after taking vital signs, her death was confirmed, and the body remained at the scene for the legally required identification.

A young man drowned at Presa 15 de septiembre, in the Plan de Los Cocos sector, Nueva Granada, Usulután Norte. Comandos de Salvamento joined other rescue entities and the Marina Nacional in the search.

The young man’s body was located and handed over to the authorities for identification.

Meanwhile, a motorcycle rider suffered an open fracture and injuries after being struck by a private vehicle on the carretera de Oro, near a shopping center.

The victim was taken by emergency transport to Hospital San Bartolo, in Ilopango.

Two vehicle drivers were injured in a traffic accident; Comandos de Salvamento units are providing them with assistance.

This accident occurred on Bulevar del Ejército near Molsa, at the intersection with 50 Avenida Sur.

According to one of the drivers, he was traveling along the boulevard and another vehicle traveling on 50 Avenida Sur failed to stop at the stop sign, resulting in the collision.

Two people traveling on a motorcycle were struck by a vehicle on the Troncal del Norte highway, near kilometer five and a half, in the area known as Guardado.

Both people, who suffered multiple traumas, were taken to a medical facility.