Nicaraguan passenger truck crashes, killing 17, injuring dozens

ANI
24 Nov 2020, 13:39 GMT+10

At least seventeen people died and 25 others sustained injuries in a single-vehicle road collision in Nicaragua.
The apparent accident took place on Monday afternoon after a passenger truck travelling from the town of Waslala to the San Antonio de Yaro region overturned.
Of the twenty fivce injured, four are believed to be in critical condition.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 24 (ANI): At least seventeen people died and 25 others sustained injuries in a single-vehicle road collision in Nicaragua's Montanita area, Sputnik reported citing Nicaraguan La Prensa.

The apparent accident took place on Monday afternoon after a passenger truck travelling from the town of Waslala to the San Antonio de Yaro region overturned as its brakes malfunctioned when it was going downhill.

At least four people are severely injured. The deceased include 12 women and a baby.

Waslala Mayor German Vargas told a government radio station on Monday, as quoted by La Prensa, that the accident was "outrageous." (ANI)

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