At least 17 people They died this Wednesday and several people were injured in an accident When is traffic in Guatemala the car they were traveling in crashed into a valley, according to various sources. The accident occurred in the province of Chiquimula, about 175 kilometers east of Guatemala city. list of injured at least 9 peopleby charities.
The tragedy occurred this Wednesday morning specifically at the border around 4am (10am GMT) local time, several witnesses to the accident told local journalists. The initial death toll amounted to 6 people, until the rest of the deaths in the crash were later confirmed by authorities.
The car, which allegedly jumped into the valley, allegedly a pickup-style vehicle, allegedly carried more than two dozen people According to eyewitnesses, when he fell into the abyss.
The accident occurred in the municipality of Jocotán, in the Chiquimula province, in a terrain that was difficult for aid forces to access, who have not yet officially released the number of injured. Víctor Gómez, one of the Guatemalan Volunteer Firefighters, told reporters that they transferred 9 people injured in the accident from nearby hospitals to the emergency room and confirmed the identity of 14 of the 17 people who died in the accident. According to Gómez, a “temporary morgue” was set up at a school in a nearby village because of the death toll.
The Spanish embassy in Guatemala complained about the accident through its social networks and conveyed our “condolences and solidarity” to the families of the victims.
Last January, a passenger transport bus crashed into a 40-metre valley in the center of the Central American country, killing 5 people and injuring more than 30. This mishap occurred on a highway in the Sacatepéquez region, about 50 kilometers west of Guatemala City.