SANTA TECLA, EL SALVADOR – NOVEMBER, 2025 At the intersection of 1st Southeast Avenue and 4th East Street in downtown, a fatal collision occurred between a city bus and a pedestrian. The driver of bus line 205 failed to pay sufficient attention while driving and struck a woman attempting to cross at a crosswalk.
The bus ran over her lower body, crushing it completely. She remained alive briefly but was pronounced dead upon the arrival of emergency services.
The bus driver, identified as 35-year-old Wilber Alexander M., was arrested at the scene and charged with negligent homicide. Records show he previously had an offense for reckless driving.
The incident outraged the city, with residents calling for a traffic light to be installed at the crossing. Reportedly, this is already the second pedestrian death at this crosswalk in the past year.
