Guatemala: a truck crashed and killed 18 people …

At least 18 people died and 20 others were injured after a big truck hit a group of people at the entrance to the Guatemalan city of Nahualá, at kilometer 158 of the Inter-American Highway. The tragedy occurred while the group of people were dating a man who had already had a car accident.

The Ministry of Public Health and Welfare of the district confirmed that among the dead, there was an 8 year old girl and that the death toll could increase in the next hours due to the seriousness of the wounded. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Pedro René L. L., 28, tried to escape but was arrested.

According to the police, at approximately 9 pm local time, the detainee crashed into a white truck that was guarding a 55-year-old man who had been hit earlier. The man was found on the deceased's list. Among the wounded, distributed in different hospitals, there are four minors.

The Guatemalan government has announced that it will declare a "national mourning" of three days after the accident and that the "actions" are coordinated to provide "all the support to the relatives of the victims, as well as a medical badistance to the victims ". injured. "