Brundageba Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 13 hours ago, Keith Woolford said: On the highway to the Caribbean (Gualaca - Chiriqui Grande) near Angel Falls there is a huge mess at this moment involving several trucks and tractor trailers. https://twitter.com/RetenChiriqui/status/935635095800700929 Gnarly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted November 29, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2017 Quote Darien crash lifts road death total to 373 Posted on November 28, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 134 A HEAD-ON collision between a pickup and a truck on the Pan-American Highway in Darien on Sunday, November 27, killed one person and critically injured four. The death of Elidio Ramírez, 62, the pickup brought the total of transit deaths this year to 373. The accident, took place at 5 pm near the Pro Niños Foundation, in Metetí. The truck left the road and overturned in a ditch. The injured were taken to the Metetí Health center before being transferred to the Chepo Regional Hospital where they remain in critical condition. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/darien-crash-lifts-road-death-total-373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Via Los Naranjos in Boquete this morning. No reported injuries. Just emphasizes the need to be alert at all times as this nonsense can take place right in front of you. Edited December 3, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Another “mystery” accident. This area is a roadway under repair and demands very low speed when driving. Interesting to note that last Wednesday about 6:00pm the police had an inspection stop in this area and were checking car documention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cutting Edge Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I will bet that a phone was somehow involved. Too much talking and texting equals distractions and crashes. I have seen bus drivers with their phone in their hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Had to have been going pretty dam fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) A bus full of fútbol players has rolled over in Jaramillo. Various injuries, we’ve been hearing ambulances on the highway. Someone who appears to be a passing hiker rendering first aid. Edited December 4, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 8, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2017 Quote Four dead nine injured in multiple crashes Posted on December 7, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 114 A POLICE SERGEANT involved in a head on collision with an impaired woman driver was one four fatalities in early week accidents, bringing the total this year to 379 The accident occurred at 02:15 on Tuesday morning on Boyd-Roosevelt highway sector of El Pedernal, in Chilibre. His car rolled several times but the other driver fled and was stopped at the Don Bosco roundabout. The police officer died in hospital One person was killed and at least three injured on the road to the Vaca Monte, in the district of Arraiján when the driver, 37, lost control of the steering wheel and crashed. against a power line post. He was trapped and died a few minutes later The road was closed for three hours. A few minutes later an all-terrain car in which three people were traveling overturned. The vehicle r took several turns and spun off the road. Paramedics from the 911 system treated them and transferred them to the Emergency Room of the Nicolas A. Solano Hospital in La Chorrera. So far this year, 59 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents in West Panama. Police chase The driver was killed dead and three passengers injured after a police chase of four suspects seen trying to rob another person. It ended on Avenida B. when the fleeing car crashed into a shop. A man died late on Tuesday afternoon at Camino Real de Betania, when the car he was driving crashed into a lamppost. According to the Traffic Police, the driver, after colliding, got out , but suffered a heart attack The accident occurred around 4:00 in the afternoon. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/four-dead-nine-injured-multiple-crashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 A bus crash yesterday in Bocas del Toro on the highway between Chiriqui Grande and Almirante left 2 dead and 7 injured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 With today's horrible weather and lots of folks returning home after the Mother's Day weekend, I'm afraid we might be looking at a lot more road carnage before the day is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 11, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2017 Quote Two dead, seven hurt in highway incidents Posted on December 10, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 87 TWO PEOPLE were killed and seven injured when a bus collided with a sedan in Bocas Del Toro on Saturday, December 9. The bus was on its way from David to Changuinola David when the accident happened on the Almirante-Chiriquí Grande highway, in the Nuevo Paraíso, Almirante district, of Bocas del Toro. The dead victims were in the sedan and the seven injured were passengers in the bus They are reported to be out of danger. Later in the day an 87-year old woman was hit and killed by a speeding car on the Pan-American Highway in Capira. She died instantly and her body was thrown 65 meters reports El Siglo The deaths bring the highway death toll this year to over 380, and with the upcoming holiday season will likely pass the 400 mark. Seve people have died on Panama roads this week. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/three-dead-seven-hurt-highway-incidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 15, 2017 Quote Two dead, 5 injured as road carnage nears 400 Posted on December 14, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 211 TWO PEOPLE died and five were severely injured when the driver of a pickup truck lost control and slammed into a tree in the Las Cruces district of Los Santos on Thursday, December 14, bringing road deaths this year to 388 With an anticipated seasonal spike in accidents brought on by drinking and attempted speeding on overcrowded roads, the toll is forecast to pass the 400 mark. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/two-dead-5-injured-road-carnage-nears-400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 19, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2017 Quote Minor driving bus kills 3 injures 7 Posted on December 18, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 294 A 30-year-old woman and two brothers aged two and five were killed and seven passengers injured, including the mother of the boys. when a busito, driven by an underaged driver plunged into a ditch on Sunday, Dec.17, at midnight, The victims were all members of the community of Miguel de la Borda where the bus was heading when the driver lost control. The injured were transferred to the emergency room of the hospital, Manuel Amador Guerrero. where several remain in critical condition. A few hours earlier a man was killed in Las Perlas de Volcana few meters from an overhead pedestrian walkway on Avenida José Agustín Arango. The four deaths bring the total on Panama roads this year to 397. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/minor-driving-bus-kills-3-injures-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Someone's dashcam caught this spectacular rollover this afternoon near Arraijan. Cause #1 - Excessive speed, couldn't control the vehicle when he encountered... Cause #2 - An idiot pulling off the shoulder and entering the passing lane without accelerating first. Edited December 19, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Lots of insane drivers out there! 3 vehicles in this video were in the wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 20 hours ago, Keith Woolford said: Someone's dashcam caught this spectacular rollover this afternoon near Arraijan. Cause #1 - Excessive speed, couldn't control the vehicle when he encountered... Cause #2 - An idiot pulling off the shoulder and entering the passing lane without accelerating first. 7 hours ago, TwoSailors said: Lots of insane drivers out there! 3 vehicles in this video were in the wrong! I agree with you, TwoSailors. That dash-cam video clip was distressing, and we were not even there. We have a dash-cam in our car. This incident and Keith’s posting caused me to consider posting some of the insanity that we have seen, experienced, and recorded. Speaking now as an owner/administrator of CL, we have received a few complaints about why we “allow” such “gore” to be posted on CL. It is our view that we all need to keep roadway safety in the foreground because it may help prevent a future incident. I now drive more slowly and attentively, given the routine carnage that goes on around us. Some drivers are simply willing to take risks (for some stupid reason). Think about it — statistically speaking* in Panama slightly more than one person every day is killed on the roadways. The other leading cause of death in Panama (excluding natural causes) is violence, typically but not always involving drugs and/or gangs. It is my understanding that vehicular carnage is the highest cause of death and bodily injury, even higher than violence (again excluding natural causes). _____________*Reference statistics provided by Bryan Weller of the US Consulate in PC that were discussed on 29 November at their ACS outreach meeting in Boquete. See: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Bud said: Think about it — statistically* speaking in Panama there is slightly more than one person killed per day on the roadways. The other leading cause of death in Panama (excluding natural causes) is violence, typically but not always involving drugs and/or gangs. It is my understanding that vehicular carnage is the highest cause of death and bodily injury, even higher than violence (again excluding natural causes). Top 10 worldwide causes of death: https://blog.proclinical.com/what-are-the-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-world-and-can-they-be-cured 2 hours ago, Bud said: Speaking now as an owner/administrator of CL, we have received a few complaints about why we “allow” such “gore” to be posted on CL. It is our view that we all need to keep roadway safety in the foreground because it may help prevent a future incident. I now drive more slowly and attentively, given the routine carnage that goes on around us. Some drivers are simply willing to take risks (for some stupid reason). Totally agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Doug Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 One of the things that drives me nuts about driving in Panama is the number of vehicles without functioning brake lights. It's not a huge percentage, but it's enough that it is dangerous to assume that the vehicle in front of you has them, and you will be alerted to sudden braking. Tailgating, especially without good visibility beyond the vehicle in front, is not a risk worth taking, in my opinion. The annual vehicle inspection required by law is a farce, as we all know. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger B Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 People: In the last 6 months the ATTT or Transit Authority has launched an APP to be used on Android Smartphones. With that App you can denounce any driver that is committing a traffic violation. Also I have also seen that some people has sent to the ATTT Twitter account photographs with all the details of people committing traffic violations and the agency has identified the vehicles by the license plates and have fine them severely according to the traffic violation committed. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted December 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2017 Quote Capira Traffic Death Starts 5 km Traffic Jam Posted on December 30, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 218 The death of a 35-year-old man, struck by a bus loaded with passengers on the Pan-American highway in Sajalices, in the Capira district, caused a five-kilometer traffic jam of vehicles heading to Panama shortly before five a.m. on Friday, January 29. Two passengers were injured by flying glass.The road was closed for over an hour. Grim Totals The death brought the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Panama West during the year to 63. Nationally the figure hovers near 400. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/capira-traffic-death-starts-5-km-traffic-jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Doug Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 It's a pretty safe (but sad) bet that the drunk driving tonight will bring Panama's vehicular death toll to over 400 for the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2018 Quote Head on crash kills one injures 24 Posted on December 31, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 224 ONE PERSON died and 24 were injured, several seriously, in the head-on collision in Chepo, on Sunday morning, December 31. The Fire Department, reported on its Twitter account, that the accident occurred near the community of Cañita on the road to Bayano. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/head-crash-kills-one-injures-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2018 Quote Year ends with accident record intact Posted on December 31, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 220 Panama ended the year with a repeat of the daily accident rate of well over 100 spread across the country including at last one fatality and scores of injuries A speeding Jeep narrowly escaped landing in the sea after it crashed and overturned on the Corridor Sur while heading towards Costa Del Este, say traffic authorities, who posted photos on Twitter. Meanwhile, the driver of a bus heading into Panama city from Howard in Panama Pacifico lost control and crashed into trees. There were no immediate reports f injuries. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/year-ends-accident-record-intact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted January 9, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2018 Quote Two dead, two injured in taxi crash Posted on January 8, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 223 A speeding taxi carrying three students plunged into a ravine killing the driver and one of the passengers on Monday, January 8. The accident happened in the Chilibre area, in Northern Panama. The driver and his injured passengers were taken to Santo Tomas Hospital (HST)where he and one of the students died. The others are reported in serious condition Witnesses said the taxi was speeding, when the driver lost control and crashed into a power line post. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/two-dead-two-injured-taxi-crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Anyone else see this car coming down the hill into town yesterday afternoon? Wonder if he was looking for a short cut to the Feria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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