4 dead over 200 injured in holiday accidents

4 dead over 200 injured in holiday traffic accidents
FOUR PEOPLE were killed and over 200 injured in traffic accidents during Panama’s national holiday celebrations. Three of the fatalities were from colliding vehicles and the fourth from a collision with a fixed object.
Traffic from Panama city was confined to a single lane on much of the highway from Panama City to Capira and extra lanes opened for over 44,000 returning vehicles
Until midday Wednesday, November 5 there were 486 accidents and police handed out 5,542 tickets of which 647 were for speeding and 243 for driving under the influence of alcohol.