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Transit accidents increase in the country
According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, the Dominican Republic is among the five countries with the highest case fatality in traffic accidents worldwide. Only the African nations of Burundi, Liberia, Zimbabwe, and the island of Saint Lucia surpass the country.
According to this report, there are approximately 10 deaths daily and more than 34 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, which should put drivers to think when going to any destination in the national territory, alone or in the company of relatives.
The month of January 2021 was characterized by the constant increase in the number of traffic accidents, which resulted in fatalities and dozens of injuries.
On Sunday the 31st, a man died when he lost control of the Toyota Yaris car he was driving while trying to overtake a truck in a bend on the Cardón highway, while moving to San Juan de la Maguana.
Also on Sunday, eight people were injured in an accident involving four vehicles, on the Duarte Highway, in the direction of La Vega-Bonao. In the accident, two trucks collided, including a patana, with two jeepetas. The wounded were transferred to the Professor Juan Bosch Traumatological Hospital in La Vega and fortunately they are recovering from the injuries.
And what about clandestine motor racing, which in recent months has been strongly attacked by the authorities, but those who race have the knowledge that there are roads in the capital and in the interior of the country that at certain times seem like real deserts These competitors agree and challenge the authorities’ calls on streets, avenues, highways and highways.
On the same Sunday, three people were arrested while pursuing clandestine races in the provinces of Dajabón and Valverde, who were caught red-handed, while others managed to escape according to a report by the Northwest Regional Directorate of the National Police.
These races continue to take place despite the large number of young people who have left their future on the tracks.
Approximately about 65% of road accidents in our country involve motorcycles, according to data from the National Statistics Office, and a large part of those affected die in clandestine motor racing, or are left with a mutilated member of their body. Despite these chilling data, young people do not stop and apparently have insufficient reasons to live and prefer to perish for a few pesos.
