Eleven workers of the San Juan de Dios Hospital were injured and beaten in a traffic accident occurred on Tuesday, May 27.
Social communication of the hospital reported that three of the injured are delicate health.
After the accident, the General Directorate of Transport (DGT) He issued a statement related to the fact recorded at kilometer 59 of the Chimaltenango Libramiento.
He indicated that an inspector team moved to the place to make the corresponding verifications.
When consulting the records, it was found that the agricultural, industrial and international tourism transport license presents anomalies, and when comparing the data in the institutional system, it was verified that the injured minibus does not appear in the DGT database, as reported in the statement.
It was stated that, given this situation, the corresponding complaints will be filed before the competent authorities and article 54 of the Regulation for the provision of the Public Passenger Transportation Service and Special Special Service of Tourism, Agricultural and Industrial Special Service will be applied.
The regulation establishes that people operating vehicles without having obtained, by the address, license and operation card for the public passenger passenger transport public service, tourism, agricultural or industrial Sanctioned
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The DGT added that what determines the trade code in its article 796 should be taken into account: the carrier will assume the obligations and responsibilities of transport, even if it uses the services of third parties.
The entity recalled that road safety is a commitment of all, so the transport regulations must be complied with, and urged the owners and workers of the sector to comply with the law.
