2024-03-01 16:46:16
Maintenance work was carried out in the Lo Prado tunnel sector, so a system of alternating cuts was established.
Three injuries were the result of a multiple crash that occurred this morning on Route 68at the eastern access to the Lo Prado tunnel.
The event occurred in an area where tunnel maintenance work is carried outa work that was coordinated with the tasks that were also carried out in the Zapata tunnel, on the aforementioned highway.
Due to this, those responsible They established a system of alternating cutswith the purpose of allowing vehicles to pass in both directions while the work was carried out.
Chain crash in the Lo Prado tunnel
Under these circumstances, a line of vehicles formed on the road waiting for authorization to continue their trip. However, The driver of a truck realized the situation very late, so he was unable to stop in time..
Following the above, The vehicle could not avoid the collision with the last car in the row, which generated a chain collision. which involved at least four cars on Route 68.
That He caused injuries of varying degrees to three people.none of them serious, according to the police report.
The work of Carabineros specialists at the site generated greater congestion on the highway that connects Santiago with the Valparaíso Region.