A large truck crashed into a crowd of people gathered on the Interamericana highway near the town of Nahuala, located west of Guatemala City on Wednesday night, killing dozens and leaving bodies scattered on the road.
Bodies of the victims of the accident in Nahualá. (Photo Prensa Libre:)
At least 33 people died in the crash, with another 19 people being treated for injuries at local hospitals.
The semi-trailer truck fled the scene after the accident.
The hit and run occurred at km 159.5 after a crowd of people gathered on the highway after an earlier hit-and-run accident killed a local resident. “It seems that the semi-trailer did not notice the number of the people on the roadway and ran them over,” said Cecilio Chacaj spokesperson for the Bomberos
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