Two dead in motorcycle accident near Pomaire

SANTIAGO.- A motorcycle accident resulted in two fatalities this morning on the La Palma property in the El Tránsito sector about two kilometers from Pomaire. Apparently the accident was caused when they crash with a chain.

According to Police, the fatal victims were identified as Sergio Hernández Griñen, 28, and Juan Orlando Osorio Contreras.

The men were arriving to work at La Palma and were allegedly traveling at a very fast speed on a motorcycle when they crash with a chain that was at the height of their necks.

One of the men died on the spot and the other passed away minutes later while he was being transported to a medical facility.

Law enforcement officers arrived on the scene as well as Legal Medical Service personnel to investigate the causes of the accident.