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Haiti - FLASH : Heavy human toll on the roads during the holidays
08/01/2019 08:09:17
According to the former Director of the National Ambulance Center, Garnel Michel Coordinator of the Haitian Organization Technical and Operational Services for Accident (STOP-Accidents), from Friday, December 21, 2018 to Sunday, January 6, 2019, 61 traffic accidents have made 31 dead and 195 wounded for a total of 226 casualties. An alarming situation with nearly 4 accidents per day highlights STOP-Accidents
92.95% of deceased victims were under 50 years old, 19 died on the spot, the others died in hospital (including 7 children). More than 70% of the accidents occurred in the metropolitan area and on the national roads #1 (to and from the North) and #2 (to and from the South).
This assessment was conducted in partnership with the National Ambulance Center and the Haitian Red Cross. However, due to a lack of resources, the STOP-Accident organization is unable to monitor the state of health of the wounded, some of whom die as a result of their injuries and are not included in this report.
HL/ HaitiLibre
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