LA ROMANA – A severe multi-vehicle collision resulted in one fatality and significant damage to six automobiles on Monday morning along the Autovía del Este. The tragic incident unfolded near the Dulce River bridge in La Romana province shortly after 8:20 a.m., triggering a massive deployment of emergency services.
The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Marino Vinicio Beriguete Montero, a resident of Las Yayas. Preliminary investigative reports indicate that Mr. Montero was a passenger in a white Daihatsu Delta truck. The driver of the vehicle, Yiwel Yorleny Abreu Ogando, emerged from the crash without physical injury.
A coordinated response was mounted by a multi-agency task force including units from 911 emergency services, the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transport (Digesett), firefighters, RD Vial, and Civil Defense personnel. The chain-reaction accident involved a diverse fleet of vehicles: a Toyota minibus, a Hyundai H-1, a Nissan NV200, a Toyota Vitz, a Toyota Corolla, and the aforementioned Daihatsu Delta truck.
Following on-scene procedures, the victim’s body was transferred under the supervision of forensic physician Dr. Benito Antonio Quelly Peña. All damaged vehicles have been impounded and relocated to Digesett facilities to assist authorities in determining the precise sequence of events and underlying cause of the devastating crash. The investigation remains ongoing.