It was learned that the driver of the vehicle, Vicente Pérez, was in sensitive health. A tanker truck crashed and exploded in the Quebrada Blanca tunnel on the Llano road in the direction of Bogotá – Villavicencio. His son explained in dialogue kenttvHe contacted his relatives before the accident and said that the vehicle was defective.
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The tractor-trailer with plate number SRP 672, belonging to the CTC Cootranscopetrol company, had an accident at around 14.48 on December 26. According to eyewitnesses, his brakes were exhausted, so he descended at high speed.
The truck entering the tunnel at kilometer 55+500 overturned terribly.. It exploded within seconds because of the liquid it carried: gasoline, a flammable substance.
(In context: This is the driver who was burned in the truck that crashed on Llano road).
Firefighters from Guayabetal, Cáqueza and Villavicencio responded to the emergency, causing the road to be closed.
The driver was rescued alive and first transported to Villavicencio. It was decided that the person, who had burns on 84 percent of his body, would be sent to Bogota to receive special care.
One of his lungs was damaged, relatives said. They’ve already operated on him and put in a tube that helps him breathe: “It’s very serious.”
Son José Luis Pérez kenttv He has a habit of calling his relatives before traveling.. He managed to make contact on Llano road a few minutes before the crash.
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“He leaves the company and states that he had to return because the vehicle’s brakes were worn out. “It came back and they did the maintenance, but considering what happened, we see that there is a high probability of mechanical failure in the vehicle,” he said.
“He’s been driving almost his whole life, which seems weird to me because he’s someone who has a lot of experience with tractor trailers,” he added.
The family is waiting for a response from the company where Mr. Pérez worked. Parallel, Authorities launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
Authorities have put in place an Operational Contingency Plan to address contingency and mobility as hundreds of motorists travel there by the end of this year.
Since the tunnel will remain closed until the relevant evaluations are made, As reported by the Concessionaire of Vial Andina in Coviandina, vehicle passage through Military Bridge II is possible at the following times:
Direction: Bogotá – Villavicencio, Juan Rey sector: 01:00 – 03:00; 7am – 9am; 13:00 – 15:00; and 19:00 – 21:00.
Direction: Villavicencio – Bogota, Buenavista sector: 05:00 – 07:00; 11:00 – 13:00; 17:00 – 19:00; and 23:00 – 01:00.
Coviandina, the road’s concessionaire, appointed a commission of experts and technicians to evaluate the conditions under which the tunnel was abandoned after the emergency.
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“It is important to emphasize that only after this information is obtained by Coviandina will it be possible to determine precisely the effects of this accident on the infrastructure of the Bogota – Villavicencio highway and to determine the opening date for the re-establishment of operation under safe conditions.” “The conditions are normal in this sector,” they said in a statement.
Cundinamarca Mobility Minister Jorge Godoy stated that it would take several months to restore transit.
“We have been informed that the impact on the tunnel has caused complications and that this road is likely to remain closed for approximately three months,” he said in a video.
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*According to the news of Citytv journalist Esteban Bejarano.
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