traffic accidents registered under festivities of the capital’s patron saint Savior 22 people died, according to the Presidency of the Central American country. The source stated in a statement that the Land Traffic Directorate “recorded 276 traffic accidents”. 180 people were injured 22 died without specifying whether it was a decrease or an increase compared to the same period in 2021. He added that 40 people were also detained for “dangerous driving”, implying that they were drinking and driving.
According to the government’s National Highway Safety Observatory, a total of 10,037 accidents have occurred so far in 2022, resulting in 5,931 injuries and 794 deaths. Compared to 2021, these data are 11.1% decrease in accidents and 4.5% in the number of injured, The death toll increased by 2.7 percent.
During this festive period, “road regulations continue to be violated by people who abuse speed and drink alcohol,” according to Civil Protection director Luis Alonso Amaya. According to the Presidency, the main causes of accidents include driver distraction, lane occupation, non-compliance with traffic signals, non-compliance with legal distance, excessive speed and drunk driving. Alonso Amaya stated that there are 42 thousand officials from different institutions included in the 2022 Safe Holiday Plan.
The festivities in honor of the Divine Savior of the World, the patron saint of San Salvador, are the most important in the country, where government activities are paralyzed between August 1 and 6, while the private sector is paralyzed on days 3, 5 and 6. ritual. The festivities of the patron saints end on the 6th with a mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral, usually presided over by the Salvadoran high curia.