ACCIDENTS CONTINUE TO RISE
Speeding, distracted driving and not abiding by traffic signs have caused an increase in MVAs throughout the country. The main locations have been along the Panamerican, Troncal del Norte, and the Gold highways within and…
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WOMAN DIES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
A woman died on Friday afternoon on the Pan-American Highway near a tourist center in the vicinity of El Congo. The victim was traveling as a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the…
DEATH AND INJURIES RESULT FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
A man died after being run over last night on the road leading from Santa Ana to Chalchuapa by a vehicle that fled the scene. Comandos de Salvamento of Santa Ana went to the accident…
DOA UPON IMPACT WITH TREE
CDS first responders battled for several minutes to try to save the life of a young driver who apparently lost control of his car and crashed into a tree located on the edge of the…
DOA and Injured in Multiple MVAs
Various Motor Vehicle Accidents took place today the first being Comandos de Salvamento de Zapotitán reporting they attended a young male involved in a fatal motorcycle accident at the turn of towards San Juan Opico.…
ACCIDENTS CONTINUE LEAVING PEOPLE INJURED
Despite constant calls for prevention when driving, road accidents continue bringing mourning and pain to Salvadoran families. This morning on Carretera de Oro, the driver of a vehicle was forced off the road near…
DEAD AND INJURED IN STRING OF ACCIDENTS
Thursday night left one person dead and several injured as a result of several traffic accidents in San Salvador, which were attended by Comandos de Salvamento rescuers. The first accident occurred on Carretera de Oro…
PASSENGER DIES AFTER CAR CRASHES ON PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
One person died this afternoon when the vehicle in which he was traveling as a passenger crashed into an electrical utility pole, while the driver, who lost control of the car, suffered several traumas and…
ACCIDENTS CONTINUE DESPITE QUARANTINE
Traffic accidents continue day after day, leaving tragic results; despite there being less vehicle traffic, collisions are reported daily. Comandos de Salvamento, a first-response organization, responded this morning on Calle Antigua Agua Caliente to a…
ACCIDENT ON BULEVAR DEL EJÉRCITO LEAVES PEOPLE INJURED
Two people were injured at midday when a pickup truck crashed into a tanker truck parked on bulevar del ejército near the Social Security hospital in Ilopango. The victims, who were traveling in the private…
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CONTINUE DESPITE QUARANTINE
Traffic accidents are being reported daily due to driver recklessness and excessive speed. On Thursday afternoon, on the Army Boulevard near Cárcel de Mujeres, a vehicle transporting soft drinks collided with a route 140 minibus…
COMANDOS ASSIST WOMAN WHO CRASHED BECAUSE OF RAIN
A woman sustained several traumas Saturday night on the highway leading to El Salvador International Airport. The incident occurred at around ten at night as rain was falling, which may have caused the woman driving…
