Wednesday on the national road #7, near "Nan André", near the commune of Baumond (Department of Grand-Anse) a bus "Psaumes 37", ensuring the route Port-au-Prince / Jérémie, including the brakes allegedly dropped overturned while the driver was trying avoid maneuvers.

The partial toll is heavy at least 5 dead including the driver and more than 7 injured passengers including several seriously who were rushed to the Saint Antoine Hospital in Jérémie.

Recall that the local authorities in the South Department had taken the initiative to close all roads giving access to the department in order to protect the population from the spread of Covid-19, without however succeeding in enforcing this ban https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30497-haiti-flash-access-to-the-south-department-closed-for-15-days.html

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