TwoSailors Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Good start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 14, 2018 Quote Taxista brings highway death toll to 247 Posted on September 13, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 204 THE DRIVER of a speeding taxi was killed and his two elderly passengers badly injured on Tuesday night, September 11 in El Peñón, Alcalde Díaz. Witnesses said the driver,40, lost control crossed into the opposite lane and hit a concrete post. When paramedics arrived he was dead. The passengers. a man 78, and a woman 64, were transferred to hospital where they are in stable condition. The incident brings the death toll on Panama roads this year to 247. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/taxista-brings-highway-death-toll-to-247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantah Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Moderator_02 said: https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/taxista-brings-highway-death-toll-to-247 So when is Uber coming to Boquete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 16, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2018 Quote Highway death toll reaches 250 Posted on September 15, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 165 aThe 67-year-old driver of a small pickup was killed in a head-on collision on Friday, September 14 in Rio Hato, Panama West. The accident was caused by a vehicle whose driver lost control while believed to have been chatting on a smartphone. “Inattention” is a major cause of traffic accidents in Panama. On Saturday afternoon a man was run over and killed by a garbage truck in front of the Gran David Hotel on the Trans-America Highway in Veraguas The two incidents bring the total highway deaths this year to 250. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/highway-death-toll-reaches-250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 18, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2018 Quote Three dead 22 injured in weekend accidents Posted on September 17, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 148 Two people were killed and 19 injured on Sunday afternoon, September 16 in a head-on collision between a sedan and a coaster-type bus in San Andrés, Paso Canoas, Chiriquí. The driver and passenger in the sedan died on the spot. The injured were transferred to various hospital in Chiriqui said the Panama Fire Department on Twitter. A motorcyclist was killed on the Interamerican highway, near the Cerro Silvestres in Arraiján on Saturday night while in La Chorrera firefighters needed 30 minutes to extract three people from a wrecked taxi on the main road to Los Mortales de La Chorrera. The injured were transferred to the Nicolás A. Solano Hospital. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/three-dead-22-injured-in-weekend-accidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 19, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 19, 2018 Quote Taxi driver ran down transit cop, stays behind bars Posted on September 18, 2018 in Panama Share Post Views: 217 A taxi driver who ran down a woman police officer while attempting to escape a checkpoint will remain behind bars in Chorrera for six months while investigations continue. David Domínguez Montenegro, the man who ran over the Tránsit agent Marianela Chen in La Espiga de La Chorrera, was denied an appeal for the change of precautionary measure. On Monday, September 17 the magistrates of the Superior Court of Appeals ratified the precautionary measure interposed by the judge of Guarantees, Xavier Alexis Flores, of granting provisional detention for a period of six months https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/taxi-driver-ran-down-transit-cop-stays-behind-bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, Moderator_02 said: A taxi driver who ran down a woman police officer while attempting to escape a checkpoint will remain behind bars in Chorrera for six months while investigations continue.https://twitter.com/TraficoCPanama/status/1038548252239568896 Video of the incident 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 The taxi driver took too many stupid pills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2018 Quote 20 injured as bus plunges into creek Posted on September 22, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 206 OVER 20 passengers, mostly students, were injured when a diablo verde (green devil) bus hit a pedestrian, swerved and collided with a taxi before plunging into a creek, on the Boyd Roosevelt road (Transistmica) in Cativa, Colon at noon on Friday, September 21. Three injured Meanwhile, in Chiriqui, three people were severely injured as their sedan was entering the Trans-America Highway in David and was hit by a truck carrying a crane In Cuatro Altos, Colon a car crashed into a locomotive at a railway crossing and was dragged several meters. The driver, who was slightly injured accepted responsibility and said he had been distracted reports El Siglo. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/20-injured-as-bus-plunges-into-creek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted September 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2018 Quote Taxi driver fails [dies] after accident Saturday, September 22, 2018 - 9:06 a.m.Digital Writing El Sigloonline@elsiglo.com.paSo far the identity of the victim is unknownA fatal victim left a traffic accident registered in Nuevo Veranillo, at the height of Suntracs Street. It is a taxi driver.The National Police keeps the area cordoned off to all avoid this route. So far the identity of the victim is unknown. Quote Conductor de taxi fallace tras accidentarse sábado 22 de septiembre de 2018 - 9:06 a.m. Redacción Digital El Sigloonline@elsiglo.com.pa Hasta el momento se desconoce la identidad de la víctima Una víctima fatal dejó un accidente de tránsito registrado en Nuevo Veranillo, a la altura de la Calle Suntracs. Se trata de un conductor de taxi. La Policía Nacional mantiene el área acordonada a todos evitar esta ruta. Hasta el momento se desconoce la identidad de la víctima. http://elsiglo.com.pa/cronica-roja/conductor-taxi-fallace-tras-accidentarse/24084299 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Wow, these folks just don't give a hoot. Over 35,000 tickets issued so far this year for driving without a valid License. If we don't want these people on the road, we shouldn't be complaining about the Police 'checking documents' at the Caldera turnoff Checkpoint or anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Only 35,000 tickets issued for driving without a license! Wow......when will the others be caught? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSailors Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 18 hours ago, Marcelyn said: Only 35,000 tickets issued for driving without a license! Wow......when will the others be caught? ? They need tougher laws. Obviously what they have now is not working. If they caught 35,000 so far this year can you imagine how many are still out there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantah Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Checking documents does not prevent horrible car wrecks, patrolling the highways for reckless behavior does, with the resources available, in my opinion. To be clear, the limited transito resources are being used for the wrong activity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Pantah said: Checking documents does not prevent horrible car wrecks, patrolling the highways for reckless behavior does, with the resources available, in my opinion. To be clear, the limited transito resources are being used for the wrong activity. Unlicensed and/or uninsured drivers are reckless by definition and present a risk to others. Removing these offenders from the highways improves safety for everyone else, imo. Edited September 25, 2018 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 16 hours ago, TwoSailors said: They need tougher laws. The Transit Regulations are OK, imo, it's the penalties for ignoring them which require adjustment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 There was a bad crash today in front of Ivan’s in Alto Boquete which sent two seriously injured people to hospital. It’s dodgy turning left to go south from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 1, 2018 Quote 12 injured in two pickups collision Posted on September 30, 2018 in Panama Eleven adults and one r child were injured after a head-on collisionn between two pickup trucks from the northern area of the district of Penonomé, Coclé province on Saturday, September 28. The incident occurred around 3:00 in the afternoon in the Oaxaca, sector Penonomé. The police and firefighters took the injured to Aquilino Tejeira de Penonomé hospital. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/12-injured-in-two-pickups-collision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 10 hours ago, Keith Woolford said: There was a bad crash today in front of Ivan’s in Alto Boquete which sent two seriously injured people to hospital. It’s dodgy turning left to go south from there. Keith, I know accidents can happen, but remembering your recent posting about the large number of people driving without a valid license. My question is how many of these accidents are caused by people behind the wheel but have no license i.e. have no right to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Marcelyn said: how many of these accidents are caused by people behind the wheel but have no license Good question. There was another mess last night near Caimito. Edited October 1, 2018 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 7, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 7, 2018 Quote Panama highway death toll reaches 286 Posted on October 6, 2018 in Panama Post Views: 100 A man who tried to cross a poorly lit section of the Panama-Colón highway, in Guna Nega, was killed late on Thursday, Oct 4, bringing the traffic death toll this year to 286. Local residents report that there have been previous deaths on the highway where there are no lights and no pedestrian bridge. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/panama-highway-death-toll-reaches-286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 14, 2018 Moderator comment: From Twitter, there was a two car accident at 6am this morning near the bridge over the Salado River in the Las Tablas area. Two people injured. Quote 6am/Accidente vehicular después del puente sobre el Río Salado, Las Tablas. Hubo 2 heridos. #ZRLosSantos @VePd_15 @beby_ruiz pic.twitter.com/1ZVft8I93u — Bomberos De Panamá (@BCBRP) October 14, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Pedestrians account for three out of every ten deaths on the country's roads and highways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 15, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 15, 2018 Quote Speeding motorist incinerated Posted on October 15, 2018 in Panama Alexis Zhuo Whong, A 26-year-old Penonome businessman, was burned to death early Sunday morning on the Interamerican highway near Llano Marín, El Coco, Penonomé, Coclé after losing control of his pickup. The impact was so strong that the vehicle broke in half and burst into flames. The father of three was believed to have been speeding. Itwas th 28th traffic death of the year in Cocle, three involving incineration. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/speeding-motorist-incinerated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 17, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 17, 2018 Moderator comment: Extracted from Twitter, which included content from La Prensa, regarding a bus in the Colon area that was involved in an incident and became incinerated. Quote Recomendados: Se incendió bus de Colón https://t.co/aDLgV3YOCH pic.twitter.com/VFSaJL6bBK — La Estrella | Panamá (@EstrellaOnline) October 17, 2018 http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/incendio-colon/ https://twitter.com/EstrellaOnline/status/1052455144619696128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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