How many died in Easter Week 2018
According to unofficial statistics, Diario Libre reporters estimated that at least 39 people died in the country during Easter Week, which is almost double the official figure in 2017. In the Cibao area and the Northwest, 22 people died from Thursday to Sunday in different incidents, there were 11 deaths in the east and six in the south. The most alarming local death toll was in Cotui, where three people drowned and a motorist died in a traffic accident.
Nevertheless, according to the Emergency Operations’ Center (COE) however, the figure was 30 deaths in traffic accidents and drownings, 17 of which happened on the road and public beaches and bathing spots, and the other 13 in areas where bathing had been prohibited.
According to General Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the COE, there were 741 traffic accidents involving 843 people. Of the accidents 556 involved motorcycles, 145 light vehicles and 11 heavy vehicles. There were 287 collisions on highways and main roads and 454 on urban roads.
Méndez said that 4,063,260 people travelled on the roads, with more than 73,000 cases of roadside assistance having been reported.
Source: DR1, DiarioLibre
April 4, 2018
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