ACCIDENTS

Minister of Health called to avoid motorcycle accidents in Guatemala

Published on: September 22, 2023
15:53

Guatemala City, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Health and Social Assistance Francisco Coma called Friday to prevent motorcycle accidents in Guatemala, as they are turning into an epidemic, so he raised the need to address the predicament, which he described as paramount.

20 people killed in Chilean Fiestas Patrias accidents

Published on: September 19, 2023
17:33

Santiago de Chile, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 20 people died Tuesday in Chile in traffic accidents reported during the Fiestas Patrias activities, when family members take advantage of the holiday to go on a trip.

Deaths increase during Holy Week in El Salvador

Published on: April 5, 2023
09:50

San Salvador, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) At least 11 people died in the first days of the Holy Week vacations, authorities of the General Management of Civil Protection of El Salvador confirmed today.

Nicaragua works to reduce traffic accidents

Published on: September 20, 2022
07:18

Managua, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Government institutions of the Sandinista National Liberation Front are working to reduce the number of traffic accidents that take place annually in Nicaragua.

ILO and Nike ally to reduce workplace accidents

Published on: August 30, 2022
13:29

Geneva, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The Vision Zero Fund of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the sportswear company Nike on Tuesday presented an initiative to reduce deaths and injuries among garment and footwear workers.

Nearly 4,000 four people die every day on global road traffic crashes

Published on: October 28, 2021
17:31

Geneva, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Globally, over 3,500 people die every day on the roads. This amounts to nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each -making it the leading killer of children and young people worlwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Thursday.

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