An alleged recklessness would have triggered this tragic accident that cost the life of a couple and left another person injured. However, the community reported deficiencies in signage and traffic lights in the area.
A fateful event shook the tranquility of 9E Avenue and 5th Street in the Quinta Oriental neighborhood, in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander. Two motorcycles collided violently, leaving two people dead and one injured in critical condition.
Apparently This accident would have occurred as a result of alleged recklessness on the part of one of the drivers. According to witnesses to the incident, Carlos Julio Amado Ávila and Rufina Ardila de Amado had omitted a stop sign. This couple was traveling on a motorcycle, license plate SLN-43C.
Given this recklessness, the couple ended up crashing head-on into another motorcycle, with the license plate SHF-24G. “The sound was very loud, I jumped at that moment and looked out of the balcony to see what had happened, when “We saw two elderly men lying on the floor almost as if they were dead.”he told the newspaper The opinion a resident of the neighborhood.
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The three injured people were helped and transferred to the nearest healthcare center. Amado Ávila suffered severe head trauma, while Rufina, his wife, was hit in the chest.. The other driver involved, although he suffered minor injuries, was also treated by medical personnel.
“For about an hour everything was paralyzed because that was a big noise. The couple was wearing the helmet and everything, but they were the ones who carried the ‘package’, because they received everything from the blow,” the witness added, describing the chaos and commotion that took over the place after the crash.
After an intense fight for their lives, Doctors confirmed the death of Rufina Ardila at 6:00 pm, while Carlos Julio Amado Ávila died two hours later..
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The tragic incident has highlighted deficiencies in signage and traffic lights in the area, according to the local community. Residents and merchants agree that the intersection where the accident occurred has been the scene of multiple road accidents in the past.without the authorities having taken effective measures to prevent them.
“This is extremely dangerous, many accidents have occurred here, we have made requests to all the corresponding entities and they do nothing. “They were waiting for tragedies and here they already have one, what else are they going to expect?” claimed a merchant from the area, reflecting the frustration and concern of the community.
