Overview
- The collision between a public combi (plate VBO-638) and a pickup occurred on the morning of January 8 at the Óvalo de Apipa in Cerro Colorado.
- At least 18 passengers were injured, with most taken to Hospital Honorio Delgado Espinoza and some to Hospital Goyeneche for evaluation.
- Ambulances from SAMU, the Cerro Colorado municipal Serenazgo, and the fire department evacuated the wounded to local hospitals.
- The emergency chief at Honorio Delgado said most injuries are minor contusions, and three patients may remain under observation for possible spinal injury and a clavicle fracture.
- Police report the pickup has been identified and they are searching for its driver after witness accounts of flight, and the combi is registered to Porfirio Apfata Urbina, with possible intoxication to be examined in the investigation.