A shocking traffic accident that occurred on the morning of this Thursday, June 20, left the residents and merchants of the Sevillana sector in dismay. In fact it was seen a cyclist was involved, who died at the scene.
At first, around 7:05 in the morning, the traffic authorities reported an accident on Boyacá Avenue and 44th Street, in the north-south lane. A cyclist and a dump truck had been involved in the situation.
As soon as the authorities received the report of a traffic accident, they went to the scene and verified that The cyclist had died instantly, after being hit by the heavy vehicle.
“The criminalistics unit is present at the scene. The closure of the central road on Av. Boyacá at South 44th Street is maintained,” it was stated on Thursday morning.
It was not until two hours later, around 9 in the morning, that mobility on the avenue was normalized. Boyacá, which had a lot of traffic congestion while the criminalist’s work was carried out.
Shocking video of the accident revealed
“Bogotá Transit and the Mobility Sector regret this road accident and express solidarity with the relatives of the deceased person,” the authorities stated in this regard. Although, there were no further details of the case.
Finally, late at night, it was learned that a security camera captured the exact moment when the incident occurred. This looks like:
The recording shows the cyclist turning quickly to the right to change lanes, without realizing that a dump truck was coming down the same corridor. The heavy vehicle ended up running over the young man, dragging him several meters. Then the man was run over.
It all happened in a matter of seconds. The driver of the dump truck braked and other drivers and witnesses ran to the aid of the cyclist, who was left under a rear tire. However, there was nothing to do.
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