The 67-year-old driver of a small pickup was killed in a head-on collision on Friday, September 14 in Rio Hato, Panama West.

The accident was caused by a vehicle whose driver lost control while believed to have been chatting on a smartphone. “Inattention” is a major cause of traffic accidents in Panama.

On Saturday afternoon a man was run over and killed by a garbage truck in front of the Gran David Hotel on the Trans-America Highway in Veraguas The two incidents bring the total highway deaths this year to 250.

"On Saturday afternoon a man was run over and killed by a garbage truck in front of the Gran David Hotel on the Trans-America Highway in Veraguas The two incidents bring the total highway deaths this year to 250.