More than 100 thousand vehicles left until this Sunday from the Metropolitan region during the long weekend of Christmas, according to the balance delivered by the Carabineros.

This occurred in the middle of phase 2 that is experienced in the Metropolitan region due to the advance of covid-19, which prevents interregional travel for residents of the capital, with the exception of work situations, health or death of a relative.

To this figure are added the 89 thousand vehicles that have already returned to the capital until yesterday.

Carabineros carried out controls on the various routes that connect the Metropolitan region with other areas of the country, returning until yesterday 4,477 cars whose occupants did not have the respective permits.

The mayor of the Police Department of Traffic and Highways, Estrella Sotelo, indicated that during the controls 38 people were arrested for violating Article 318 of the Penal Code.


With regard to traffic accidents, at the national level, during the Christmas weekend Sotelo explained that 463 were registered, which left 9 dead.