Atlanta, United States.
Three Honduran parents lost their lives last Monday as a result of a fatal traffic accident on a road in Paulding County, northwest of Paulding County. city of Atlanta, Georgia.
The three brothers were transported in a BMW car and ended up crashing into a van, resulting in their vehicle completely destroyed as a result of the collision, while the motorcyclist was taken to a hospital.
The victims are Edgar Manrique Mendoza (21), Who was driving the cart, Kevin Mendoza (15) and Melvin Espinal (12). The three lived next door to a sister in an aunt’s home in Douglasville, Georgia.
The Georgia State Patrol, in its detailed preliminary report that Edgar would have invaded a part of the opposite lane at about 8:50 p.m., at that time left the road in a bend, then returned to the road in their intention to correct the maneuver and seconds later they crossed the center line, was then when the misfortune happened.
A sister of the victims confirmed to THE PRESS that Edgar (older brother) moved to the United States in late 2016, while Kevin and Melvin traveled in January this year. The three brothers were also known to be American citizens, but lived for several years in Honduras.
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Edgar worked in the United States laying pottery, while his two brothers had just begun their studies. The three lived next to a sister in an aunt’s apartment.
When asked about what happened, her sister also reported that all three they had recently come out of a family dinner and they were heading home, that was when the accident occurred.
The family of the three brothers, after learning of the terrible news, proceeded to raise funds through a campaign on GoFundMe, with the aim of repatriating their bodies to San Pedro Sula.
The process that the family goes through every day is more difficult, as arrangements have been made with organizations in the United States to send the bodies to Honduras, but it is a process that involves a lot of time and money, adding the security of the family in Honduras.
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His relatives have made requests for emergency appointments with the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa in order to reach this country, considering burying the youth, as one of the options provided to repatriate the bodies is to be sent to ashes, which increases the pain and anguish of the mother and other relatives.
Donat. In September 2020, another of his brothers was killed in the Prada colony of San Pedro Sula, who worked at the Central Supply.