Tragedy in โขOmoa: Two Children Dead, Several Critically Injured in Motorcycle Taxi-Truck โฃCollision
Omoa, Cortes, Honduras – A devastating traffic accident in the community of Sanโ Marcos, Omoa, hasโ claimed the lives of two โฃchildren andโ left several others โฃcritically injured. The incident, which occurred Monday afternoon, involved a motorcycle taxi carrying students โand โa truck.
The victims have been identified as Jeferson Sebastian Serrano Mejรญa,8,a third-gradeโ student,and his cousin,Daira Siloรฉ โขLรณpez Serrano,9,a fourth-grade student.Both were traveling home from school โคatโค the timeโข of the collision. Jeferson Sebastian wasโ pronounced dead shortly after the accident, while Daira โขSiloรฉโ succumbed to her โinjuries hours later โat the mario Catarino โRivas Hospital after being rushed there and placed on life support.
Along wiht the fatalities, six other children remainโข hospitalized in critical condition. They include: รker Martรญnezโข Redondo, โค7 (frist grade); Sebastiรกn Serrano, 8 (third โขgrade); Noha Serrano, 8 (third grade); Eylin Serrano,โ (third grade); Karla camila Martรญnez, 9 (fifth grade); and Dilcia Denise Lรณpez, 12 (fifth grade).
Reports indicate the children were passengers on a motorcycle taxi – a common form of transportation for studentsโค in the area – when it wasโฃ struckโฃ by a truck. Localโ residents and emergency โคresponders quickly arrived โat the scene to provide assistance and transport the injured to nearby medical facilities.
the โขdriver โคof the โคmotorcycle โtaxi, identified as Alexis Velรกsquez, was also injured and is receiving โmedical attention. He had reportedlyโฃ been contracted to transport the children from their schools.
Authorities have โฃlaunched a full inquiry to determine the cause of the accident. This tragic event hasโ deeply shaken โthe Omoa โฃcommunity, and grief is widespread as โคfamiliesโค grapple withโ theโ loss of these young livesโค and pray for the swift recovery of those injured.
Keywords: โ Honduras, Omoa, Cortes, traffic accident, motorcycle