2024-07-12 07:20:23
The bus driver, who was carrying about 40 passengers, and the assistant who was accompanying him died on the spot as a result of the accident.
Two dead and 29 injured, including a woman and a four-year-old girl, who were in critical conditionleft the collision between a truck and a passenger bus near Paine.
According to information provided by Carabineros, the incident occurred on Friday night. at kilometer 45 of Route 5 South, in the Paine sector.
According to the police report, in that place and for reasons that are being investigated The bus violently hit a truck from behind that circulated in the same direction.
As a result of the crash, they died on the spot. the bus driverwhich was carrying about 40 passengers, and the assistant who accompanied him.
A girl and an adult at risk of death
Among the nearly 30 injured in the accident, An adult woman and a girl of barely four years old were the ones who received the most serious injuries, They remain in critical condition in a health center in the southern sector of the Metropolitan Region.
Regarding the accident, the acting prefect of the Maipo Prefecture, Commander Alex Oporto, explained that “a regrettable traffic accident occurred with the result of two deaths, in which the bus behind us caused a rear-end collision with the truck in front of it traveling at a lower speed on the road“.
According to the details provided by the uniformed police, the crash left two dead and 29 injured It created a traffic jam of between eight and 10 kilometers for several hours. on Route 5 South, heading south.
As specified, the passenger bus I was traveling from Viña del Mar to San Francisco de Mostazal.
Members of the Traffic Accident Investigation Section (SIAT) of Carabineros They are working to determine the causes that led to the fatal accident..