Head-on crash kills father, daughter, injures four

A head -on collision between a Panama-Darién coaster bus and a pick-up on the Pan-American Highway , in front of the police station in Caglón, Darién on Friday night, October 19 killed a father and his three-year-old daughter,, passengers on the bus. and injured four others, pushing the country’s highway death toll for 2018 past the 300 mark. Traffic Police statistics show a regular surge in weekend traffic accidents with speed, alcohol intake and cell phone use as major contributing factors