SEVERAL INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT

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Several people were injured in a fatal traffic accident involving two public-transportation buses on the Pan-American Highway at kilometer 40, in Cantón La Reforma, Departamento de La Libertad.

Comandos de Salvamento from Ciudad Arce, El Congo, and Zapotitán arrived at the scene to assist the injured and free the driver of the route 202 bus, who had become trapped among the twisted metal of the vehicle’s cabin.

Minutes later, the victim the victim was freed thanks to the work of Bomberos and Comandos de Salvamento and was taken to a medical facility.

Several bus passengers were transported to nearby hospitals, while others were treated at the scene of the traffic accident.

Victims of the bus accident: Luz Marina García, 55, admitted to San juan de Dios Hospital; Tereza Díaz, to the Santa Ana Social Security hospital; Marvin Alexander Meléndez, 31, and Mónica Marisol, 24, to the Santa Ana Social Security hospital.

Also injured were Alexander Meléndez, 28; Reyes Geovani Pinson, 44; Enrique Zarpates, 29; José Calderón, 34; Vildan Prieto Vilán, 58; and Joselyn Xiomara Pérez, 32.

The vacation period has resulted in more than 375 traffic accidents, which have left more than 250 people injured and 25 dead. This has kept Protección Civil authorities and rescue organizations on alert, so the public is urged to respect speed limits and traffic signs and to avoid consuming alcoholic beverages, which are causes of road collisions.