A very unusual road accident caused the death of two people the evening of Thursday October 10th in Garabito, Puntarenas.

The Fire department reported the accident took place at approximately 7:53 p.m. in front of Nativa Resort on route 34 when a bus that was traveling from Jacó towards Orotina suddenly received the impact through the front windshield of two tractor trailer wheels which went straight through the centre of the bus injuring several people and causing the death of two passengers.

According to information released the victims were a 22 year-old woman and a 30 year-old man; the woman was sitting close to the driver seat while the man was in the back seats. In total the bus had 34 passengers aboard.

The driver of the trailer truck which was traveling in the opposite direction, going towards Jacó, apparently did not realize what had happened until he was stopped by Public Force Officers near Playa Hermosa.

12 ambulances had to attend the scene to care for the passengers, several injured and others in shock, two more people had to be transfered to the hospital due to more serious wounds.