2024-04-02 18:41:41
A fatal accident was registered on a highway in Bolivia, after crash a bus interdepartmental after hitting another vehicle. The balance is four people dead and 36 injured.
The events were recorded around 8:15 p.m. on Sundaynear the Santa Rosalía community, Puente Méndez area, when the bus He was traveling from Potosí to Sucre.
According to local media, the Transtin Dil Rey company bus collided with another vehicle, when one of the two invaded the opposite lane, causing the unit to fall to the bottom of a 20 to 30 meter ravine.
Meanwhile, the car, which allegedly invaded the lane, ended up on the road with visible damage.
After the accident it was confirmed that four people lost their lives, Teresa, 65 years old, Lourdes, 28, Luciana, 6, and Roberto, the driver, 37 years old.
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Likewise, it was reported that 36 people injured, of which 12 were transferred to a hospital aboard private vehicles, causing the beds to fill up quickly.
Later, more serious patients arrived aboard different ambulances; For this reason, those injured with minor injuries were transferred to other hospital centers.
Nine patients were transferred to the Ángeles clinic, all of whom had injuries such as fractures of the upper or lower extremities. While the rest of the patients were transferred to other centers such as the Red Cross.
In this regard, paramedics told local media that upon arrival they had to rescue the patients from the bus, since many could not move due to the severity of their injuries and others were trapped.
Local media indicated that the driver of the vehicle that invaded the lane was arrested for his alleged responsibility for causing the fatal accident that left four dead.
2024-04-02 18:41:41