ACCIDENTS

Accidents kill 162 people during holidays in Thailand

Published on: April 15, 2024
13:04

Bangkok, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) During the famous "seven dangerous days" of Songkran (Thailand's holiday), 1,259 traffic accidents that resulted in 162 deaths and 1,279 injured were reported, the National Police said on Monday.

Fatal days on Uruguayan highways

Published on: April 4, 2024
12:18

Montevideo, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) So far this week nine people have been killed on domestic roads in six fatal accidents, it was reported on Thursday.

Accidents in China cause 21 deaths and several injuries

Published on: January 20, 2024
10:56

Beijing, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in China are investigating today two accidents in different provinces that caused some 21 deaths and several injuries.

Bolivia reports 147 deaths during New Year’s holidays

Published on: January 2, 2024
12:08

La Paz, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The General Commander of Bolivian Police, Alvaro Alvarez, on Tuesday said that 147 people died during the New Year's holidays, while the armed forces reported as many as 1,500 traffic crashes.

National Traffic Day seeks to prevent road accidents in Cuba

Published on: November 6, 2023
13:10

Havana, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The 60th National Traffic Day today seeks to prevent road accidents in Cuba, where from June to August last year more than 1,000 accidents occurred, resulting in 72 deaths and 543 injured.

Nearly 5,500 deaths due to traffic accidents in Vietnam

Published on: October 31, 2023
11:09

Hanoi, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam's traffic accidents claimed the lives of 5,496 people between January and last October, a higher figure than the previous year, the National Road Safety Committee said today.

Minister of Health called to avoid motorcycle accidents in Guatemala

Published on: September 22, 2023
15:53

Guatemala City, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health and Social Assistance Francisco Coma called Friday to prevent motorcycle accidents in Guatemala, as they are turning into an epidemic, so he raised the need to address the predicament, which he described as paramount.

20 people killed in Chilean Fiestas Patrias accidents

Published on: September 19, 2023
17:33

Santiago de Chile, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 20 people died Tuesday in Chile in traffic accidents reported during the Fiestas Patrias activities, when family members take advantage of the holiday to go on a trip.

Deaths increase during Holy Week in El Salvador

Published on: April 5, 2023
09:50

San Salvador, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) At least 11 people died in the first days of the Holy Week vacations, authorities of the General Management of Civil Protection of El Salvador confirmed today.

Nicaragua works to reduce traffic accidents

Published on: September 20, 2022
07:18

Managua, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Government institutions of the Sandinista National Liberation Front are working to reduce the number of traffic accidents that take place annually in Nicaragua.

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