Fifty Injured in Bus
Accident
A bus full of holiday
travellers on the way to
Limón from San José
flipped on its side
injuring 50 passengers,
fortunately none
seriously and no deaths.
The accident occurred at
10:59am on kilometre 77
of the carretera Saopin,
one kilometre from
centre Guácimo de Limón.
The driver of the bus
told traffic officials
that a vehicle ahead of
suddenly put on his
brakes and he swerved
and the bus flipped in
his attempt to avoid
colliding with vehicle
ahead of him.
The Policía del Tránsito,
in their report,
indicate that the
accident occurred in a
stretch of road which is
undergoing repairs.
Traffic police say that
speeding could have
contributed to the
accident, along with the
wet road conditions at
the time.
The bus flipped over on
its side, sliding on the
pavement and finally
resting across the
entire roadway forcing
its closure for several
hours.
The slightly injured
were taken to nearby
clinics, while the more
severely injured to the
local hospitals for
medical attention.
The Cruz Roja (Red
Cross) says that most of
the injuries were cuts
and bruises to the arms
and legs and most of the
patients taken to
hospital were in
"yellow" condition, none
with life threatening
injuries.
The bus, 2007 Mercedes
Benz with 5 passenger
capacity, is owned and
operated by the
Guapileños bus line and
was driven by an
"experienced" driver who
has no accidents to his
record, according to bus
company officials.
Last Tuesday another
accident involving a
bus, on the autopista
General Cañas at the San
Antonio de Belén exit,
where two buses
collided, left 25
passengers injured. In
that accident, the
careless driving of one
of the bus drivers was
the cause of the
accident. |
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