Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2017 Quote Traffic deaths outstrip homicides. Posted on April 5, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 122 HOMICIDES in Panama, largely gang related, reached a total of 108 in the first three months of the year, but were outstripped by traffic fatalities which reached 127 The eastern part of Panama city continues to lead the pack in the killing spree with four gunned down on the first day of the year contributing to a nationwide count of 42 by month end, 25 of them in Panama Province. The provinces with the highest counts to date are Panama 56, Colon, 19, Panama West 13, Chiriquí 8. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/traffic-deaths-outstrip-homicides-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Fatal crash last night between a motorcyclie and an SUV near La Casa de Mi Abuela on the road to Los Naranjos. Jonathan Landau, Boquete resident and a backhoe operator for Minera Panama, was killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 42 minutes ago, Keith Woolford said: Fatal crash last night between a motorcyclie and an SUV near La Casa de Mi Abuela on the road to Los Naranjos. Jonathan Landau, Boquete resident and a backhoe operator for Minera Panama, was killed. Marcelyn and I were delayed in our return home yesterday evening because of this accident. It was a few minutes after 7:00pm, and traffic was really snarled. We did see the white SUV at an angle across the road. Eventually we were able to divert on a side road behind La Casa de Mi Abuela to continue our northbound leg. Had we been a few minutes earlier in our journey home, this could have been us. We could tell it was a serious accident, and are saddened to learn of a fatality. In a related matter, given that you mentioned a motorcycle was involved, there was some kind of motorcycle event in Boquete yesterday. We commented on our southbound leg (we live north of Bajo Boquete) earlier in the day that some of the motorcyclists were racing, dangerously fast (and with lots of noise). We have no idea if speed was involved in this accident. Just adding a sidebar comment here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I got caught up in this last night, too, Bud. I was returning from an early dinner downtown and decided to avoid the road by the Feria because it's Orchid Festival time. I was wondering what happened and am saddened to hear there was a fatality. The detour through the neighborhood and around the accident was difficult because the roads are so narrow and there was so much traffic. I had a near miss with a motorcycle on Friday when I rounded a curve and there was one hurdling down my side of the road. I've observed a lot of excessive speed lately, more than usual, despite all the statistics and warnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) There are many Facebook posts lamenting this lad's passing, he was 33 years old. Photo attached. This is the 32nd traffic death in Chiriqui this year. http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/provincias/Motociclista-muere-colisionado-auto-Chiriqui_0_4730526932.html Edited April 10, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) There were at least a dozen serious collisions and crashes reported around the area over the weekend. This latest involves a vehicle going over the edge of a precipice near Caldera. Two injured. Edited April 10, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2017 Quote Taxi death pushes highway toll past 140 Posted on April 10, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 8 A 33-YEAR-OLD taxi driver became the 32nd person to die in a traffic accident in Cocle Province in 2017. The national toll is over 140, with Cocle high on the grim fatality list. Eliécer Hernández, was on his way to pick up a fare at 1.30 am in Natá de los Caballeros on Monday Apr. 10when he swerved off the road and hit a tree. Passing motorists reportedly pulled him from the car, before it burst into flames, but he was already dead. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/taxi-death-pushes-highway-toll-past-140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Bad Crash Kills Two Members of Bugaba Bomberos Two fatalities and several injuries were reported on Wednesday, after a vehicle crash in the province of Chiriquí. The incident occurred on the Interamerican Highway, near the crest of el Guabo, district of Gariche. Ariadni Rodriguez and Yariseth Cornejo, who were members of the Meritorious Firefighters Corps of Bugaba, lost their lives, so reported this entity through it's Twitter account. graduation photo from TVN http://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/miembros-Bomberos-fallecen-accidente-Gariche_0_1018699161.html Edited April 20, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Yet another fatal crash on the PanAmerican highway last night, this time near Tolé. http://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/victima-aparatosa-colision-camion-Tole_0_1018999195.html Edited April 21, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) Another day, anther traffic fatality here in Chiriqui. Today in broad daylight and on dry pavement, a car and a motorcycle collided near Alanje and the motorcycle operator died from his injuries. I will post a press report when it becomes available. Edited April 22, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Two more people seriously injured in a crash at Plaza San Francisco this afternoon. Watch out for the other guy. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A senior was clipped and tossed on the main street this morning downtown just south of the Biblioteca. I just happened by when the victim was being put on the stretcher board and he was obviously in a lot of pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 24, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2017 Quote 3 dead 6 injured in Sunday accidents Posted on April 23, 2017 in Panama Corredor Norte accident Post Views: 134 A CHILD sitting in the front seat of a car involved in a four-vehicle collision on the North Corridor was killed at noon on Sunday, April 22 and at least five other travelers were injured and hospitalized. The dead girl’s age was not disclosed but a police officer who handled the case asked the media to emphasize the need for children to ride in a car to wear seat belts and not be in the front seat. According to Traffic Regulations, children under the age of five must ride in the back seats and two-year-olds must ride in safety seats. The accident occurred in the section that connects the corridor with the Panama-Colón highway. A man whose car flipped on the Transístmica highway in the town of Gatún, Colon was killed, and a woman crossing the road in La Cordillera, in Cabuya de Tocumen. was hit by a car and killed, bringing the highway death toll to 147 in 111 days http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/three-dead-6-injured-sunday-accidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Yet another fatality was sustained last night in a rollover down the road by the entrance to the Altamar neighbourhood in Los Algarrobos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Road rage in Panama City caught on video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Somebody is lucky that taxi driver didn't have a gun. This situation could turn ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Well Yesterday in the social media like twitter and Facebook was this video taken from a driver at the Americas Bridge. It is a bus turning around in the bridge. This is totally prohibited. Thanks to the video that shows the license plate and the model and information of the bus the authorities will take hard measures against the driver and the owner of the but for such action. http://www.tvn-2.com/videos/noticias/Captan-realizando-indebido-Puente-Americas_2_4742545767.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 27, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 27, 2017 Quote Transit death brings 2017 total to 150 Posted on April 26, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 127 A TAXI DRIVER became Panama’s 150th recorded highway fatality at 9.45 pm, on Tuesday, April 26, when he slammed into a post on the Transistmica highway in Chilibre. Police reports show that speeding is the major cause of traffic deaths and injuries with alcohol consumption and cell phone use also playing major roles. The current figures put Panama on a path to surpass last year’s grim total of 458 traffic deaths. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/transit-death-brings-2017-total-150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 28, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2017 Quote Policewoman becomes 153rd highway casualty Posted on April 27, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 111 A 24-YEAR-OLD National Police officer was killed on Wednesday, Apr. 26, after the lince (lynx) patrol motorcycle on which she was riding shotgun crashed. The driver was thrown clear but Allison Gill was run over by a truck and became Panama’s 153rd fatal highway casualty of the year. The lince patrols consist of a driver and a pillion passenger carrying a submachine gun who patrol the streets and are able to respond swiftly incidents. The accident took place at 4 p.m., a t the entrance to the Jorge Illueca neighborhood, in Tocumen next to La Plaza Los Pinos. The policewoman died at the accident scene. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/policewoman-becomes-153rd-highway-casualty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 A May 1st traffic death has already been recorded in Cerro Punta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) A vehicle rollover in Paso Ancho de Volcan has recorded the 35th traffic fatality of Chiriqui in 2017. Edited May 4, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 5, 2017 Quote Latest traffic death brings total to 166 Posted on May 4, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 194 THE PAN-AMERICAN highway in Arriajan, West Panama, continues to provide its regular quota of bloodly statistic involving traffic accidents, with a weekly accumulation of fatalities and injuries. The latest crash in an area noted for speeding vehicles was on Wednesday afternoon, May 4, when a triple vehicle crash killed one driver and seriously injured two. The driver of a sedan lost control and led two other light trucks to collide in an area where deforestation is under way The latest death brings the national total to 166 in 124 days. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/latest-traffic-death-brings-total-166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 8, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2017 Quote Impaired truck driver sends four to hospital Posted on May 8, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 50 A TRUCK DRIVER who recorded an over the limit reading on a police breathalyser, sent four people to hospital, when he collided with a taxi on Saturday, May 6. One of the injured is in critical condition. The collision took place on the Pan-American highway at the entrance to San Juan, in Pacora, at 9:00 p.m. The 44-year-old driver of the Freightliner truck, registered 80 micrograms per deciliter in on the breathalyser said a police source. The Nissan Sentra taxi was demolished. Paulina Peréz 55, is in stable condition at Santo Tomas hospital, and her 14-year-old son is at the Hospital del Nino. Another seriously injured unidentified passenger is out of danger at the Hospital San Miguel Árcangel. The same evening the driver of a speeding sedan was killed at Costa Esmeralda, San Carlos district. Authorities are investigating whether the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/impaired-truck-driver-sends-four-hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 15, 2017 Quote Highway death toll hits 176 Posted on May 15, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 87 A 26-YEAR-0LD truck driver, Alizon Peréz, is in serious condition at Santo Tomás hospital after being pried from his vehicle following a collision in a collision between two trucks on the Pan-American highway in Diciembre 24 on Saturday, May 13. An official source said Alizon, who was driving a dump truck, collided with the back of a Freightliner articulated vehicle. The impact was so strong that the front of the truck shattered and Alizon was trapped in the wreckage. Members of the Fire Department and paramedics of Sume 911 removed Alizon. According to figures from the National Traffic Operations Directorate, 176 fatalities have been recorded in 133 days this year in traffic accidents across the country. Of these, 50 have been caused by collisions, 59 by speeding , 48 by hitting solid objects,, 14 by rollover, and five by other causes. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/highway-death-toll-hits-176 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Already this morning there is a report of a bad collision with several people injured on the PanAmerican highway in front of Cochez y Cia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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