THE TOTAL  number of traffic fatalities in Panama in the first seven months of the year climbed by five to 258  on  Sunday July,30.

Speeding was the main cause, but in one incident one death victim contributed to his own death by ignoring the  nearby overhead pedestrian walkway . The accidents were recorded in  two Colon locations, Buena Vista, and El Giral; in El Cedro, Los Santos, and  Alcalde Diaz and La Chorrera