Police Deaths

Honduras's National Police are demanding housing, education, and health care for families of seven officers killed in a June 17 bus-truck collision on the CA-5 highway in Comayagua, along with wage increases and reduced pension-fund interest rates for all personnel.

Investigators revealed that the crane involved in a collision on CA-5 that killed seven police officers on June 18 had no valid operating permit, though its three drivers held valid licenses; preliminary findings suggest excessive speed caused the driver to lose control on a downhill curve.