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Driver
Plunges Into River and Lives to
Tell the Story
Anyone driving or has driven in
Costa Rican can tell it is an
experience. Bad road conditions,
poor signage and illumination,
lack of guardrails and just
plain bad and nasty drivers are
what is daily faced on Costa
Rica's roads.
Steve Calvo Rosales, an employee
with Cable Tica, is one driver
who can attest to the foregoing,
when he landed in the middle of
the Tiribi river on Thursday and
miracolously surviving the
incident.
The accident occured in San
Francisco de Dos Ríos where it
runs into San Antonio de
Desamparados (southeast of San
José) when, for reasons still
unclear, his Honda Civic left
the road and plunged off the
bridge into the river below.
Calvo was able to get out the
vehicle and get to the edge of
the river and sat there waiting
for help to arrive. Cruz Roja
(Red Cross) personnel arrived
quickly on the scene and made
the hardous task of lifting
Calvo to safety.
Tránsit (Traffic) officials are
investigating the accident that
did not involve any other
vehicle. Poor road conditions,
the fac the bridge has missing
guard rails and the weather all
contributed to the unusual
accident.
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