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Five people died when a tree fell on the cart in which they were transported in Chicacao, Suchitepéquez.
Place where a tree fell on a tractor and killed five people in Chicacao, Suchitepéquez. (Free Press Photo: Courtesy)
Five people lost their lives this Thursday, April 24 at a farm in Chicacao, Suchitepéquez.
According to the information, a large tree fell on a tractor that was a cart in which several people were transported.
Wounded were also reported, who were transferred to a hospital in the aforementioned municipality.
The bodies of the victims remained between the vehicle and the branches, where they were extracted.
The wife of one of the deceased indicated that her husband leaves four children in the orphanhood.
He added that people headed to their work when the tragedy occurred.
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Local media reported that one of the victims died when he was admitted to a hospital.