Tragic accident: Truck ploughs into crowd in Guatemala killing more than 30

[Kailash Kumar]

Truck ploughs into crowd in Guatemala killing more than 30

MARCH 28, 2019

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people, authorities said.

The truck struck a group of people who had gone onto the road to inspect another person who had been hit by a car, Cecilio Chacaj, a spokesman for the local fire department, told Reuters.

The crash killed at least 32 people, and nine people were admitted to hospitals in a critical condition, Public Health Minister Carlos Soto said on local radio.

The accident took place in the municipality of Nahuala, west of Guatemala City.

“At this time we are coordinating our response to bring full support to the relatives of the victims,” President Jimmy Morales wrote in a post on Twitter. “My heartfelt condolences.”

The crash marked one of the country’s worst traffic accidents in recent years. In 2013, a bus plunged off a cliff in rural Guatemala, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens.

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[Smarana Mitra]

Truck ploughs into crowd in Guatemala killing more than 30

MARCH 28, 2019

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing more than 30 and injuring at least four, local authorities and President Jimmy Morales said.

The truck struck a group of people who had gone onto the road to inspect another person who had been hit by a car, Cecilio Chacaj, a spokesman for the local fire department, told Reuters.

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It is accident where the people gathered on the street to inspect an accident and another truck which was coming on the road hit them. It was not intentionally ploughed into a crowd gathered for some fair or festival. The crowd should not have gathered on the road without proper authorisation in the first place