A tragic traffic accident interrupts mobility between the Coffee Region and the center of the country due to the collision of two heavy-duty vehicles near the Los Azulejos Tunnel.
Preliminary information indicates that a vehicle transporting a container loaded with tiles apparently had no brakes and collided with the rear of another heavy-duty vehicle. that transported plant fertilizer.
Immediately afterwards, the first vehicle continued its march and finished the race against the wall of the aforementioned tunnel.
The two occupants of the first vehicle died in the incident, one of them identified as Edinson Fabián Moreno, while his companion has not yet been identified.
The operational director of the departmental traffic office, Miguel Bermudez He regretted this fact while asking drivers to be very careful when traveling from Alto de la Línea to Cajamarca, which is a fast stretch, especially after the Main Tunnel, where there are some straight lines and extreme care is required, as well as checking. the mechanical conditions of the vehicles.
Invias personnel went to the site to clean the road and remove the high amount of oil that fell on the pavement.
Due to this situation, the Quindío road authorities decided to stop the passage of vehicles in the Versalles sector in Calarcá and the Las Américas toll to avoid congestion in the area.
Meanwhile, the Ibagué-Armenia highway operates normally.
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