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NewsWhore
08-18-2008, 07:10 PM
As many as 22 persons were reported to have perished in the worst traffic accident in Dominican history last Friday. Two buses and a pickup truck were involved. Four Italian tourists were listed among the dead. According to the Diario Libre there were 26 persons injured in the crash near the Batey Benedicto on the road between La Romana and Higuey. Witnesses at the scene said that the buses were going in opposite directions when one of the buses attempted to pass a pickup truck that was stopped at the side of the road. Injured were taken to hospitals in the area and Air Force helicopters took some to Santo Domingo.

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