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Truck plunges into ravine in Sarapiquí, leaving two critical and one seriously injured
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A truck crashed into a roughly 10-meter ravine in Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí.
- Costa Rica’s Red Cross treated 36 people after the accident.
- Two people were transported in critical condition and another in urgent condition.
A truck plunged about 10 meters into a ravine in Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, prompting Costa Rica’s Red Cross to treat 36 people.
Two people were transported in critical condition, while a third was taken to a medical center in urgent condition. The accident occurred after the truck left the road.
The Red Cross responded at the scene and transferred the three injured people for medical care.
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Originally published by La Nación 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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