Traffic Accident

Honduras reported three deaths during the Morazán holiday period—two by drowning and one in a traffic accident—as 23 government agencies, 33,000 volunteers, and emergency responders coordinated rescue and medical services nationwide.

Six people, including three children, were hospitalized after two vehicles collided on the CA-5 highway near Amarateca in Tegucigalpa; rescue crews extracted trapped passengers and authorities are investigating the cause.

Wilfredo García Godoy, 34, a former Liberal Party congressional candidate from Francisco Morazán, died after his car collided with a minibus on Tegucigalpa's outer ring road; preliminary reports indicate he was driving against traffic and may have been under the influence of alcohol.

A head-on collision between a truck and an intercity bus on the CA-13 highway in Guaymitas, El Progreso, killed the truck driver Orlando Zavala and injured eleven bus passengers during Honduras's Morazán Week holiday travel.

A white pickup truck driven by engineer Wilmer Moya collided head-on with heavy equipment on the road to Dulce Nombre de Culmí in Olancho early Sunday, killing Moya and leaving another person gravely injured.

Otoniel López, 34, died in a motorcycle accident in Santa Cruz de Yojoa; details of the crash remain unclear.

The parents of Cristhian Mendoza received their son's posthumous degree in journalism with distinction (Cum Laude) from the National Autonomous University of Honduras, 20 days after he died in a traffic accident in Alubarén, Francisco Morazán.

Gerardo Antonio Alfaro Laínez, 39, was struck and killed by a truck on San Pedro Sula's northern boulevard after dismounting his motorcycle to aid another rider involved in a collision.

A motorcycle collided with a truck in the Las Brisas sector of Sabanagrande, Francisco Morazán, leaving one rider dead at the scene and the other seriously injured.

A dump truck driver identified as Arnold Erazo died when his sand-laden vehicle overturned on the road between La Encarnación and San Jorge in Ocotepeque; authorities attributed the crash to mechanical failure.

A public-transport bus lost brake control on the eastern highway near Uyuca on September 8, killing one construction worker and injuring at least two others, including a passenger.

Onner Suazo Martínez, a 26-year-old security guard, died when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in La Ceiba on the evening of August 15.

A collision between a mototaxi and a motorcycle in Sabanagrande, Francisco Morazán, left six people injured on Saturday, including a child and a pedestrian struck by one of the vehicles; their conditions were not disclosed.

Delsy Maribel Hernández Hernández, a Class I police officer assigned to El Negrito, Yoro, died after her Toyota Corolla veered off Highway RN-23 near Vueltas de Chancaya on Friday.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist, Jeison Fajardo, died in a traffic accident on the highway between Santa Bárbara and San Pedro Sula; police cordoned the scene as locals mourned the loss.

Surveillance video captured a driver traveling at high speed seconds before crashing into a residential wall in San Pedro Sula.

A motorcyclist died and a female passenger was seriously injured when the bike, traveling at excessive speed in the Villa Nueva neighborhood, left the road and crashed into a house on August 2.

Investigators say worn-out rear brake pads and a burst auxiliary pump likely caused a bus to lose control in Tegucigalpa's Los Pinos neighborhood on August 2, killing two men, aged 67 and 72, and injuring at least five others.

Police arrested a woman suspected of negligent homicide and negligent injury following a traffic accident in Taulabé.

An elderly man died after being hit by a car while crossing the Anillo Periférico in Tegucigalpa on Sunday, July 26, in the area between the Divino Paraíso and Cantarero López neighborhoods.

Luis Castro, the President's private secretary, was hospitalized after a traffic accident on the CA-5 highway on July 26; officials said none of those in the vehicle suffered serious injuries.

A four-vehicle collision near Cofradía in Cortés left three people injured and hospitalized; the driver of one vehicle fled the scene.

Víctor Manuel Pineda Trejo, 69, a security guard, died Saturday morning when his motorcycle collided with a Ford Escape on a main street in San Pedro Sula; authorities are investigating the cause.

Marco Sorto and Arnaldo Mejía died at Hospital Santa Teresa de Comayagua after sustaining severe injuries when they fell from the bed of a vehicle on Thursday night.

A minibus overturned on the CA-5 highway near El Durazno on Sunday afternoon, injuring seven passengers when it collided with a sedan; the cause remains unclear, though rain and wet pavement were present at the time.

A serious collision involving several heavy trucks closed a road in Blanquito, Choloma, Cortés, after the vehicles became lodged across the highway.

A baby was killed in a traffic crash in Puerto Cortés after a pickup truck driver allegedly ran a red light and struck another vehicle; security cameras captured the collision.

A man and woman riding a motorcycle were killed when struck by a heavy truck on a road in Villanueva, Cortés; authorities were investigating the crash.

A young motorcyclist died on July 6 after losing control on a curve along kilometer 111 of Honduras's CA-5 highway and colliding with a pickup truck near San Pedro Sula; authorities have not identified the victim.

A speeding intercity bus traveling from Victoria to Yoro collided with a pickup truck and overturned on July 5 on Route 23 near La Regina between Morazán and El Negrito, killing at least four people and injuring about a dozen; passengers reportedly asked the driver to slow down before the crash.