THREE  separate accidents brought  traffic deaths in Panama this year to 315 in less than  nine months,  on track to equal or surpass last year’s  record total of 440

In Juan Diaz a taxi driver was killed when his car was rear-ended by a 4x4, sending it crashing into the wall of the  El Chimborazo restaurant   The driver of the 4x4  was unhurt.

A 40-year-old  who had been drinking with friends, died when he swerved and plunged into a water-filled ravine in  Cerro Tigre de Arraiján. His passenger is in critical condition in hospital.

A hit and run driver killed a 65-year old in Dos  Bocas. Santiago. The 18^th    traffic fatality in Veraguas, this year.