What happened?
A truck carrying liquefied gas cylinders overturned this Monday in the middle of a traffic accident recorded in the Las Palmas Routein the commune of Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region.
According to information from Carabineros, before 12:00 p.m. two tractor-trailers were involved in an accident at kilometer 8, near the El Quiteño Bridgewhich left both crossed on the road.
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In this context, the driver of a gas truck from the Abastible company encountered the emergency, so at km 6.5 he carried out a maneuver braking to avoid collision with other cargo vehicles.
However, following the rain, lost control At the height of the Chorrillos sector, it collided with the side of the hill and the gas truck overturned, causing the cylinders to remain in the middle of the track.
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There are no injuries in traffic accidents
Fortunately, there were no injuries reported in either of the two traffic accidents, in which Carabineros officials and volunteers from Carabineros are currently working. Firefighters.
Currently, the Las Palmas Route remains interrupted at kilometer 6.5, so vehicles are being deviated by the Rodelillo link towards Agua Santa.
In parallel, they are removing gas cylinders from the road. However, at km 8 the vehicular flow is already enabled.
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