A Brazilian couple on their honeymoon saw their trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic turn into a nightmare. On the second day of their voyage, the bus on which they were traveling to the Caribbean island overturned, leaving three dead and at least twenty injured.
Jhordan Abdalla Arrojo Martinez, 28, and Flavia Camila da Silva Martinez, 26, are from Praia Grande in São Paulo and were married on October 1. Last Tuesday (4) they arrived in the Dominican Republic. The accident occurred on Wednesday morning (5).
In sent voices UOLJhordan said the bus was on a highway traveling at around 100 km/h when it took a sharp turn at an exit. After a while, the vehicle overturned on the road.
“He was [andando] flat, normal and suddenly turned [na saída]. And because it did not decrease because it was overturned, we were thrown aside until the bus overturned.”
“It was horrible, it was the movie scene. I was thrown out and only had time to protect my head. Thank goodness nothing happened to me, just my arms and hands. It was very superficial, nothing happened to me,” he reports. “I got up and started looking for Flavia screaming her name. I found her on the ground, she was unconscious. I don’t know where I got the power from, and I picked her up. Then she somehow woke up. There. There were two men outside the emergency exit, I was in front of them, I gave Flavia to them. She They took me and I jumped off the bus to wait for help”.
Rescue with other Brazilians. Five other Brazilians, including Jhordan and Flavia, were injured in the crash, according to information from the Dominican TV network Notícias SIN. There is no information about their health status yet. HE UOL trying to contact the Brazilian Embassy in the Dominican Republic, which is helping the victims, for more information.
The groom did not receive information about the state of health of other citizens, but said that two tourists from Brazil were helped – one of them seems to be in serious condition.
“It is very bad because there were so many injured, there was no ambulance for everyone. There were a lot of people on the full bus. Thereupon, police vehicles started to take people to the hospital. They went to the hospital by ambulance” .
“A firefighter went with us in the police car. He and other Brazilians on our side, two girls. One of the girls was in critical condition, missing an arm. The other had nothing,” she recalls. . He.
The bride is taken into surgery. After being taken to a Dominican hospital, Jhordan was treated for minor injuries he sustained – a cut on his hand and several bruises on his arm. Flavia was admitted to the intensive care unit (Intensive Care Unit) and had to undergo surgery due to head trauma.
According to Jhordan, he is in good condition and can be taken to a room today.
“Flavia hit her head, half her face was very swollen. So she had to go to intensive care. Thank goodness she went to intensive care, the surgery went well at night and everything went well. She was conscious all along. I managed to see her yesterday afternoon, the doctor gave me her photo” he says with relief.
According to her husband, Flavia suffered fractures to her jaw and one cheekbone in the cheek area, in addition to a spinal cord injury that doctors said was not serious.
“Immobilized with a neck brace to prevent any kind of trauma,” he emphasizes.
Also, according to the Dominican TV network, the three people who died in the accident are women – two Argentines and one Peruvian. Punta Cana is one of the main tourist destinations in the Caribbean and welcomes thousands of people each month, mainly in Latin America.
source: Noticias
