One person dead and 15 wounded to precipitate a bus

At least one person was killed and other ten, including seven American tourists, were injured to precipitate is a company bus Caribbean tour led from Jarabacoa to Santo Domingo in a cliff in the Yamí River in the community of Guayacanes in this province, reported the authorities and relief agencies.

The Director of Civil Defense in La Vega, Jacqueline Poland, identified the victim as Julio Lugo, who was the driver of the bus.

The accident occurred at 3: 30 in the afternoon and the driver was rescued by the authorities and security agencies at 7: 45 p.m., according to Poland.

"We died along the way, it is regrettable," she said of the Defense civilian.

In the area where the driver was trapped placed a team of oxygen so that he died by suffocation. There are people who say that in principles he spoke and even asked for help. It also reported u000athat the bus plate I026090, tab 26.540, carrying 54 passengers, including Dominicans and foreigners.

Indicated that according to what reported them some of the passengers emerged unscathed, the driver lost control and the guagua was precipitated by a ravine dropping to the bottom of the River.

However, expressed that traffic accidents are however common in this part.

The tragedy occurred just less than half a kilometer of the so-called fall of death where there have been numerous accidents with its aftermath of dead and wounded.

According to the Director of Civil Defense, among the injured are Santa Ortiz, 64, Rossy saints of 24; Alvaro Castillo 7, Flora Alejandra Hernández 22, Lissete Grullón 22, Ramón Grullón 19, Evelyn Hernandez 22, Eva Hernández 24, and Patricia Hernández 19.

In addition, Americans Edward Metz, 20, Dhiboura Osborn, 21; Sarhta Echasnorzi, u000a21; Josephine Shaver, Andreu Harney, Evan Doniel Shaver, 21.

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