GUATEMALA – At least 30 people, including children, were killed after a truck drove into a crowd in western Guatemala, the Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday.
According to media reports, the accident occurred late on Wednesday in the Nahuala municipality, where the crowd had reportedly gathered at the site of another traffic accident.
According to a representative of the local fire service, at least 17 injured people have been taken to a hospital in Solola, while nine more injured people have been taken to a hospital in the city of Quetzaltenango.
The driver fled the scene in his truck and his whereabouts are unknown. The truck did not have its lights on when it struck the group of people which may have been why the driver did not spot them, according to local media.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales extended his condolences over the incident.
“I regret the tragedy that happened in the Nahuala municipality, Solola, and claimed the lives of over 30 people. We are currently coordinating actions on providing assistance to the victims’ relatives. I express my condolences,” Morales wrote on Twitter.
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The Guatemalan government announced three-day mourning in the country over the tragedy.
