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Stone falls on vehicle on La Vega-Jarabacoa highway External source
Jarabacoa, DR— Moments of great tension were experienced this Saturday afternoon on Federico Basilis Street, which connects La Vega with Jarabacoa, when a huge rock broke loose from the side of a mountain and fell on a vehicle traveling on the road.
The impact destroyed the front of the vehicle, which also caught fire after the impact.
Inside were two people who, as if by a miracle, managed to escape alive and only suffered minor injuries despite the considerable damage to the car.
Jarabacoa Fire Department units responded to the scene, extinguished the flames, and provided assistance to the occupants.
Authorities urged drivers to drive with caution in the area, as rock and earth slides are a common occurrence in this mountainous area during the rainy season.
Ouch !!!! God was watching out for them, not their time.
More like the careless construction workers in those giant earth movers and jackhammers need to put up barriers when they are working on the mountainside. We go through there once a week and they are digging .moving the mountain with boulders falling all the time while there are a line of cars passing just feet away from what fell. Rainy season my eye.
Taking care of public safety is a mantra, not an action by gov’t and its contractors when it comes to public projects.