12 people died and 35 were injured as the result of the head-on collision yesterday of two buses carrying Bavaro area hotel employees to and from their homes. The accident occurred at about 1:00 am near Ber?n on the highway connecting Hig?ey and Bavaro. One bus carried employees of the Riu hotels, the other belonged to the Mel?a Tropical, but the driver was alone. The Police have not yet determined all the facts of the accident, but it did occur on a curve. Among the 12 dead was the driver of the Riu bus, Sotero Laureano Maldonado. The other driver was gravely injured.
