At around six o’clock this afternoon, a Transmilenio system bus overturned on Carrera 30 between La Castellana station and Calle 75. Some users shared photos of the traffic accident and claimed that emergency response teams went to the scene.
Mobility Secretariat Regarding the accident that occurred at the Military Academy, he confirmed that the teams on the road went to the scene and the emergency protocol was quickly activated.
For now, the priority is for the medical teams arriving at the scene to complete the health checks of the passengers injured after the accident. It all happened at the NQS on 79th Street, south-north. A traffic unit and a tow truck have already been assigned to transport the vehicle.
While some of those who lost their lives in the accident were being treated on the road, more ambulances arrived to transport the injured to the nearest health centers. According to some eyewitnesses, some of the passengers climbed out of the windows of the articulated vehicle.
Due to traffic congestion in the area mobility secretary He recommends taking Carrera 29 C east to Calle 72 and Carrera 24 north.
In the video footage recorded by eyewitnesses, it is seen that there are many citizens with different types of injuries and other citizens who chose to be transferred on immobile stretchers to be transferred to special care centers.
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López said that the condition of 25 people was assessed and that all of them were not in danger. Five were sent to hospitals. Javier Claros Bogotá Fire DepartmentHe said the bus was carrying about 80 people, but only 35 of them were transferred. Response time was eight minutes. “What’s left is just appreciated,” he added.
The driver is not in danger and according to the authorities, the causes of the accident and whether the rains are related to the accident will be investigated. Luckily, no passengers were trapped and this prevented deaths.
Two medical ambulances and seven basic transport ambulances arrived at the scene. The hospital network was also activated. Some of the victims were transported to the Alcalà clinic, the San José Infantil hospital and the El Country clinic.
In response to the accident on NQS Boulevard which caused an articulated bus to overturn, Transmilenio company regretted the accident and once the initial report became known, emergency protocols were activated to address the situation. “The causes of the incident are subject to investigation by the competent authorities and the management unit. A large number of ambulances arrived at the scene to attend to the injured users.”
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Source: Exame
