Tractomula overturned on the Ibagué – Honda road; driver was trapped in the cabin

Tractomula overturned on the Ibagué – Honda road; driver was trapped in the cabin
Tractomula overturned on the Ibagué – Honda road; driver was trapped in the cabin

A traffic accident that occurred this Saturday morning in the north of Tolima left the driver of a tractor-trailer trapped in the cabin.


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On the morning of this Saturday, April 27, a traffic accident occurred on the road that leads from Mariquita to Ibagué, exactly at the height of the sector known as Mi Ranchito. In fact, A tractor-trailer that covered the route between the Atlantic Coast and Cali was involved.

Some versions indicated that the heavy-duty vehicle It went off the road and ended up overturned on its side, leaving the driver trapped in the cabin. so it was necessary that volunteers from the Civil Defense, the Red Cross, Mariquita and Honda Firefighters and staff from the Alternativas Viales Concessionthey carried out rescue maneuvers that lasted around two hours.

Finally, the driver, approximately 50 years old, was rescued alive and conscious. He was immediately taken by the Concession ambulance to the emergency room of the San José de Mariquita hospital, because He suffered injuries to his face and an injury to his right hand.

Uniformed officers of the Transit and Transportation Section of the Tolima Police Departmentwere also present at the site to regulate traffic while the rescue maneuvers were carried out.

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