Easter Week toll rises in DR despite increased safety efforts

[Dolores]

Despite a larger deployment of volunteers for the “Conciencia por la Vida” (Awareness for Life) operation during the Easter Week break, the number of fatalities did not decrease. Instead, the death toll rose from 27 in 2024 to 32 in 2025, leaving a trail of lost lives and shattered dreams.

Motorcyclists topped the list of fatalities, followed by deaths due to alcohol and food poisoning, and drownings.

The holiday period claimed the lives of 32 individuals, during an operation involving 49,997 members of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE).

Of the total fatalities, 26 were the result of traffic accidents involving motorcycles. The remaining deaths included one pedestrian struck by a vehicle, three involving light vehicles, and two drownings.

This year’s figures represent an increase of five deaths compared to the previous year’s Easter Week, which...

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[Sylindrcostambar]

Maybe eventually they will learn to clamp down on the Motocycles... driving like maniacs, one wheel, weaving in and out of traffic, running read lights... it would be a start. We've been to Columbia the people on bikes are very respectful of traffic. A very calm place to drive comparatively.