The death of a 35-year-old man, struck by a bus loaded with passengers on the Pan-American highway in Sajalices, in the Capira district,  caused a  five-kilometer traffic jam  of vehicles heading to Panama shortly before five a.m. on Friday, January 29. Two passengers were injured by flying glass.The road was closed for over an hour.

Grim Totals
The death brought the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Panama West during the year to 63. Nationally the figure hovers near 400.