DEAD, TRAPPED AND INJURED IN ACCIDENTS

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At least three people lost their lives in traffic accidents at different locations across the country, which were attended by rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento, as well as people who were trapped among the twisted metal of the vehicles.

In addition, Comandos de Salvamento attended to several injured people in the road crashes that occurred in recent hours during the weekend, both within the capital city and in the interior of the republic.

One of the most serious traffic accidents occurred early Sunday morning on the Ejército Boulevard, near the Social Security Hospital in Colonia Amatepec, where a vehicle transporting five people crashed into a trailer that was blocking the roadway. Due to its speed, the sedan-type car passed underneath the container, decapitating the driver and leaving the four occupants injured; they were taken to nearby medical centers.

Another of the people who died was Mr. Mario Nelson Batres Castillo, 33, who lost his life when he was involved in an accident in his vehicle on the road leading from Caserío Santa Rosa to San Juan Opico.

Relatives arrived at the scene to identify the body of Mr. Batres Castillo.

On the road leading to Puerto de La Libertad, one person lost his life when his vehicle overturned near La Hacienda.

On the Troncal del Norte Highway, a public-transportation minibus was involved in an accident, leaving the driver trapped among the twisted metal and several passengers injured.

On the Northern Longitudinal Highway, Comandos de Salvamento of Sensuntepeque assisted a motorcyclist who was involved in a road accident. He was identified as José Francisco Muños, 23, and was admitted to the Sensuntepeque National Hospital.

On 5a. Avenida Norte in Barrio San Antonio, in the city of Sensuntepeque, a motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle, leaving Juan Francisco Gámez, 41, seriously injured. He was admitted to the National Hospital of that municipality.

This afternoon, a route 140 minibus collided with a tanker truck on Ejército Boulevard near Ilopango. The driver was trapped, freed and taken to a medical center, along with several passengers from the public-transportation unit.

Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento of Ciudad Arce assisted a person who was struck on the Antigua to Santa Ana Highway; the person was taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital.