Bus hits toll plaza, 30 hurt, some seriously

Santo Domingo.- Around 30 people were injured, some seriously, in a traffic accident at the Las Americas highway toll plaza Wednesday, when a bus carrying 70 employees of a company hit one of the columns of the structure.

Most of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

Among those hurt was the driver Carlos Manuel Paula, who despite his serious injuries was able to explain how he lost control as the bus as it approached the toll booths.