Heavy rains and traffic accidents cause road chaos in the metropolitan area

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June 12, 2025June 12, 2025By Mario Vásquez
Heavy rains and traffic accidents cause road chaos in the metropolitan area

Various points of the metropolitan area, mainly the capital and Villa Nueva, present road complications due to heavy rains and traffic accidents recorded in recent hours, according to official sources.

Amílcar Montejo, communication director of Emetra, informed that in the capital, four vehicular collisions are reported, possibly because of the rain, who have left a dead person and complications in the circulation.

One of the incidents occurred on the Raúl Aguilar Batres and 20 street, zone 11 capital; Another was recorded at the San Cristóbal bridge to the Megafer, as well as in Km 4.5 of the route to the Atlantic, in zone 18.

In addition, on the rise of the four roads to the Austrian school, zone 16, a truck collided with a wall, which caused the death of the pilot, who has not been identified.

Montejo also reported on his social networks about intense rain between the Pamplona and La Reformita colonies, zone 12, and asked for caution, since several motorists were protected under bridges, catwalks and viaducts. He indicated that the rain also affects sectors of the Historic Center of the capital and urged drivers to extreme caution measures.

“Activate the lights of your vehicle and please attentive not to wet users in parabuses or sidewalks,” he wrote.

For his part, Dalia Santos, spokesman for the Municipal Traffic Police (PMT) of Villa Nueva, reported a vehicular collision on the route that connects Santa Lucía Milpas Altas, Sacatepéquez, with Bárcenas, Villa Nueva. Although no injured people were reported, material damages complicate traffic in the place.

Santos added that the situation is critical in the rise in Villalobos, where, due to the slippery asphalt, several trailers present difficulties in promoting. Some heavy vehicles were damaged, which aggravates road congestion.

Transit in general progresses slowly, since drivers must considerably reduce their speed to circulate safely under these adverse conditions.

The areas most affected by vehicular congestion are the South CA-9 route, the central sector of Villa Nueva and Villalobos, which experience significant bottles and delays in the usual displacement times.

Traffic authorities recommend drivers to take alternate routes, if possible, or leave more anticipated. It is also advisable to maintain a prudent distance between vehicles and reduce speed to avoid new incidents.

The Mixco PMT reported on its social networks that traffic was fluid in several sectors of the municipality, including Roosevelt road, which could be due to the fact that in San Lucas Sacatepéquez the traffic is almost detained.

Chaos in the inter -American

Dozens of motorists traveling from the West to the capital face serious difficulties in crossing San Lucas Sacatepéquez, due to long lines of vehicles formed from km 40, at the entrance to the route that leads to Santo Domingo Xenacoj.

It is presumed that road chaos in that sector is due to a traffic accident in KM 26 for morning hours.

Some drivers reported that touring four kilometers took two hours, due to the absence of alternate roads or returns in the area.

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