Three Traffic Crashes Hit Quito on Sept. 5, Leaving One Dead and Seven Injured or Affected

Quito began Sept. 5 with three traffic crashes reported across the city, including one that killed a person and another that injured four people.

The first incident occurred in the Iguiñaro sector of El Quinche, where one vehicle was involved. Emergency crews treated four affected people before transferring them to a medical facility. The crash also caused property damage.

A second crash took place on Manuel Córdova Galarza Avenue near Colegio Francés. The Quito Fire Department reported one death and three other affected people, but the available information did not specify what caused the incident. The Metropolitan Transit Agency also reported a crash on the road to Píntag, near Escuela Fe y Alegría, where the right-hand lane was closed in the north-to-south direction while personnel managed traffic.

The incidents occurred as Quito continued to record frequent traffic crashes. Metropolitan Transit Agency indicators show one crash every two hours and 21 minutes. From January through July, the city recorded 2,228 crashes, 1,367 injured people and 147 deaths. Saturdays accounted for 370 crashes, Sundays for 362 and Fridays for 361, together representing nearly 49% of the total. Collisions led the list of crash types with 819 cases. People aged 20 to 29 accounted for 33% of fatalities, while motorcycle occupants represented 45%.