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Dajabón governor suffers serious crash on Bánica bridge

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Dajabón Governor Severina Gil was involved in a traffic accident near the Bánica bridge in El Guanal.
  • Her official SUV left the road and ended up beneath the bridge after colliding with a truck.
  • The governor’s driver said the truck first hit a transport vehicle before striking the SUV head-on.

Dajabón Governor Severina Gil suffered a serious traffic accident near the community of El Guanal, at the Bánica bridge. The official SUV carrying her ended up beneath the structure.

According to the governor’s driver, Modesto Santana Peguero, the collision involved a truck. The governor said the heavy vehicle first hit a transport unit and then lost control before crashing head-on into the SUV.

“ I was already halfway across the bridge when he hit me head-on,” the driver said while describing the moments before the vehicle fell beneath the bridge.

I was already halfway across the bridge when he hit me head-on.

· Modesto Santana PegueroThe governor’s driver described the collision that preceded the vehicle’s fall beneath the bridge.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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