The Directorate of Civil Protection informs us that a traffic accident occurred Saturday afternoon on the National #1, at the exit of the commune of Arcahaie, in circumstances not elucidated officially.

It is a collision between a tap-tap and a public transit bus that made 12 victims (9 dead and 3 wounded), all of whom were occupants of the tap-tap.

The National Ambulance Center (CAN) and the National Police of Haiti (PNH) quickly went to the scene for first aid operations and the wounded were rushed to Arcahaie hospital.

Some passengers on the bus had minor injuries.

HL/ HaitiLibre