The fatalities from Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, returned from the beach.
Two people were killed in a road accident that occurred at kilometer 185 of the Pan-American Highway, sector La Escoba, canton Mogotillo, municipality of San Alejo, La Unión.
Both victims were transported in a sedan-type vehicle, private license plates P 229653, this vehicle collided head-on into the microbus, private license P 914299 injuring the driver.
Police reported that the fatalities from Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión, were returning from the beach and identified as: Marta Estela Castellón de Reyes and Guillermo Enrique Soto.
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“The excess speed of the drivers, who are unaware of the traffic in the area and the lack of expertise that we can observe, is the cause of the head-on accident,” said police chief Ortiz.
Due to the seriousness of the injuries, the driver of the minibus was taken to the National Hospital of La Unión.
This traffic accident left the road closed for several hours, a situation that caused inconvenience to motorists, as the arterial road directly links the Pan American highway to the Ruta Militar highway.