This Sunday, two accidents vials They impacted different areas of the country, leaving one person dead and several injured.
In a first event, which occurred in the highway Duartein the section of La Penda, La Vega, a man identified as Arismendy del Carmen Espinal Anicacio, 47 years old, and resident in La Canela Santiagodied after losing control of his van toyota Hilux with license plate 859537.
According to witnesseshe vehicle skidded and collided with a concrete power line pole, causing the immediate death of the driver. Espinal, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered fatal injuries upon impact.
Other accident in Santiago Rodriguez
In a separate incident, on the Rincón highway, in the San José area in San Ignacio de Sabaneta, province Santiago Rodriguez, a bus that transported employees of the construction of the Guayubín dam collided head-on with a van toyota Hilux, black.
He busnumbered with card 101, was carrying a group of workers when the accident occurred. accident.
At least one person was seriously injured affectedalthough it has not yet been confirmed the total number of injuries nor the condition of the driver of the van.
The authorities of transit both investigate accidentswhich highlight the importance of caution on the roads and the use of safety measures such as seat belts.
Quantity of accidents worries authorities
So far in 2024, the Republic Dominican has recorded a worrying number of accidents of transitplacing it among the countries with the rate of mortality highest globally.
According to statistics more than 2,000 people have died due to accidents vials in the country, which represents a rate of approximately 65 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
This index position to the Republic Dominican in first place in the world in mortality by accidents of transit.
The situation is especially serious among young people of productive age, with a high percentage of victims among 19 and 45 years old.
He Hospital University Traumatology Teacher Ney Arias Lora reported that in the first ten months of 2024 they served more than 32,000 people per accidents of transit.
Of these emergenciesapproximately 130 have resulted in deaths. Furthermore, it is estimated that 28% of injured are left with aftermath permanent, which limits their ability to return to working life.
Most of these accidents involve motorcyclistswho represent the most vulnerable group in the Dominican road context.
