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[INTERNATIONAL] · Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Chile · 10 sources

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Multiple accidents and falls cause injuries across Latin America

Multiple accidents and incidents across several countries have resulted in various injuries. In Mexico, a young man survived a fall of approximately 55 to 95 meters from the Tampico Bridge into the Pánuco River; he was hospitalized with injuries to his abdomen and neck. Other Mexican incidents included a person injured after falling on a pier in Bahía de Banderas, a vehicle rollover in Tijuana, and a collision between a motorcycle and an Audi in Ciudad Victoria.

In El Salvador, several road accidents were reported, including a collision between a truck and a motorcycle in Cabañas Este, a bus and a truck collision in Santa Ana, and a vehicle-motorcycle accident in San Salvador Norte. In Peru, a driver was injured and hospitalized after a collision in Cusco caused a vehicle to fall into a roadside depression. In Chile, seven children were injured when a taxi struck and overturned a school van in the Barrio Sur district of Santiago.

Entities

Centro Regulador de Urgencias Médicas · Cruz Verde Salvadoreña · Daniel V. · Hospital Antonio Lorena · Puente Tampico · Pánuco River · Samu · Voluntarios Zona Sur