Photos via Costa Rica Firefighters.
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Published on
Monday, August 26, 2024
By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff The
tourist transport minivan crash in Atenas
Canton,
Alajuela Province, on Sunday left no one
dead.
According
to a Red Cross Accidents Monitor
Department report, around 1:30 p.m., they
got a 911 call reporting an accident
involving a minivan transporting seven
foreign tourists and the driver, one Costa
Rican.
Five
emergency units, including four Red Cross
ambulances and one firefighters truck,
were dispatched to the accident location
from stations in Atenas and Turrucares.
When
rescuers arrived at the scene of the
crash, they had to smash the Hyundai H-1
minivan's windows to get the occupants
out.
All
seven passengers were foreign tourists who
got first aid. They
were taken to
the Atenas Public Clinic after suffering
many injuries. The Costa Rican driver was
also taken to
the same clinic in serious condition.
Authorities did not disclose the tourist's names.
On
Monday, Traffic police officers were
analyzing the area to determine the
possible causes of the crash.
As
this is an ongoing investigation, the
police will maintain the confidentiality
of all related information. Only relatives
of the injured tourists are authorized to
request further details from the
authorities.
Last
year police
reported over 500 deaths in traffic
accidents. Of
the total number of fatalities, 48% were
motorcyclists.
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