A Monday morning traffic collision on the Maimón-Puerto Plata highway in the Dominican Republic has left three people injured, including two members of the presidential advance security detail and one civilian, according to an official statement from the Presidential Security Corps (CUSEP). The incident was logged at 8:56 a.m. local time, involving a government-issued vehicle assigned to the presidential security unit and a privately owned civilian car that were both traveling along the same corridor at the time of the crash.
At the time of the accident, the advance team was en route to the coastal city of Puerto Plata to finalize on-the-ground logistics preparations for an upcoming official tourism-focused event in nearby Sosúa. Dominican President Luis Abinader was scheduled to attend that event, but CUSEP officials have explicitly confirmed that the head of state was not part of the traveling convoy and was not present on the highway when the collision occurred.
First responder and emergency medical teams mobilized rapidly to the crash site immediately after receiving the distress call. They administered on-site first aid to all injured parties before transporting them to local medical facilities for further care. As of the latest update, all three affected individuals remain under medical observation at these health centers.
Preliminary reviews of nearby surveillance camera footage indicate that the official sport utility vehicle lost steering control, exited the paved roadway, and then struck the civilian passenger vehicle. Local law enforcement and transport authorities have opened a formal investigation to pinpoint the root cause of the crash, and have announced that additional updates on both the investigation progress and the health status of the injured will be released once more information is confirmed.