NEARLY  45,000  vehicles joined the annual Easter crawl to the interior of Panama from  8:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28 until 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 29 with thousands more expected to follow to celebrate Holy Week reports the Transit Authority (ATTT).

In addition, a total of 17,873 vehicles have been registered heading into Panama City.

Hospitals throughout the country are on green alert and thousands of ATTT inspectors and security personnel are on duty on the highways to cope with errant drivers and accidents.