DRIVER TRAPPED IN VEHICLE FREED
A young man experienced several minutes of anguish while driving a minibus along the Pan-American Highway leading to Quezaltepeque. Due to the storm and poor visibility, he collided with the rear of a truck trailer.…
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RESCUE FROM THE WRECKAGE
Members of the Vehicle Rescue Unit of Comandos de Salvamento struggled for several minutes to free alive the driver of a vehicle who crashed into the rear of a poorly parked truck on Bulevar San…
ACCIDENTS DO NOT STOP DURING HOLY WEEK
Two people were injured in a traffic accident that occurred at kilometer 6 of the Troncal del Norte highway, involving a truck that struck three vehicles parked along the roadside. One of the injured…
HOLY WEEK BEGINS WITH ACCIDENTS
Comandos de Salvamento activated its “Plan Verano 2021” emergency operation, and since the early hours of Sunday morning, traffic accidents have begun to leave victims. Comandos de Salvamento of Ciudad Arce responded to a traffic…
TRAILER LOSES CONTROL AND LEAVES TWO INJURED
Rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento assisted the driver of a trailer and his companion this afternoon after they were involved in a traffic accident on the Carretera Troncal del Norte. Excessive speed caused the trailer…
COMMANDOS AND AIR FORCE RESCUE LIGHT AIRCRAFT SURVIVOR
The constant training by Comandos de Salvamento of El Salvador and the Salvadoran Air Force to carry out airborne rescues enabled the excellent helicopter evacuation of the sole survivor of the light aircraft tragedy in…
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…
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…
TIRELESS SEARCH IN NEJAPA
Comandos de Salvamento rescuers are still making efforts to locate the body of Mr. Miguel Maldonado, who was one of the 9 people who lost their lives in the landslide that buried several homes in…
PREVENTIVE EVACUATIONS DUE TO RAINS
Brigades from Comandos de Salvamento, Protección Civil, the Armed Forces, Policía Nacional Civil, and the Municipal Mayor’s Office are carrying out preventive evacuations in the Caserío El Angelito area, where last Thursday a landslide buried…
COMANDOS CONTINUES IN NEJAPA AND BRINGS FOOD
The rescue brigades of Comandos de Salvamento have continued their efforts since last Thursday night, when a landslide buried several homes, leaving 9 people dead so far and hundreds of displaced people. Comandos de Salvamento…
WORK CONTINUES IN NEJAPA, ALERT FOR ETA
Comandos de Salvamento conducted a search for more people in the Nejapa area, where an avalanche of earth and water swept away several homes and so far has left 9 dead and hundreds of victims.…
