El Salvador Civil Protection authorities reported this Thursday 27 deaths were recorded during the Easter holiday.80% more than calculated in 2021. This was reported by Civil Protection director Luis Alonso Amaya, who also noted that some “extremely serious” crashes create an “rising trend” in road crash injuries.
Reflecting the emergencies that took place from April 9 to 13, the report calculates 27 deaths, 23 of which were in traffic accidents, compared to a total of 15 deaths recorded in the same period of 2021. The calculated increase is 12 deaths, which represents 80% more.
Amaya said, “last year still beaches, amusement parks, rivers and lakes did not have their current flowHe added that 150 casualties are currently registered, an increase of about 8.7% compared to 138 in 2021, while rescues have increased by 103% from 28 to 57. on beaches and rivers when private sector employees go on vacation.
Losses of life recorded are traffic accidents, now a total of 232 compared to 263 in 2021, and fires, which increased from 111 in 2021 to 79 in Easter 2022. On the other hand, a total of 44 drivers died while intoxicated. Caught by traffic officials who will be brought to justice for dangerous driving.
So far in 2022, El Salvador has recorded a total of 5,002 road accidents, down 8.3% compared to 5,454 calculated in 2021. 2,962 muertoso the daily average is 29.
Due to the fact that private company employees rest on Good Thursday and Good Friday, which are considered the most important days of the holiday, the influx of Salvadorans increases in recreation centers, beaches, mountains and history events on the last days of the holidays. Holy Week.