Traffic accidents kill two in Barahona and Bahoruco

A bus accident in the Dominican Republic's Bahoruco province claimed the life of a young woman Sunday night. Jelissa Carvajal, a resident of Galván, was returning from Santo Domingo when the bus she was traveling in veered off the road and struck a utility pole in the community of Quita Coraza. Preliminary reports indicate several other passengers sustained injuries and were taken to a local health center for treatment. The bus, identified as belonging to the Los Ríos–Neiba–Santo Domingo route, was red and white. Emergency services, including an ambulance from 9-1-1, traffic police, and national police, responded to the scene. Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash.

In a separate incident in Barahona province, a man was killed and another injured Sunday afternoon when two motorcycles collided on the Sánchez highway near the Pescadería intersection. The deceased, identified as Omar Ramírez, 36, of Habanero, died at the scene from multiple injuries. He was reportedly riding a black Suzuki AX100 without a helmet when he collided with a blue Gato CG200 motorcycle ridden by Miguel Alejandro Álvarez Féliz, who was also not wearing a helmet. Álvarez Féliz, a resident of Los Solares de Milton, sustained closed trauma and multiple lacerations and received medical attention. The collision occurred around 10 a.m. The victim's body was collected by family members while authorities awaited the official death certificate.