On the afternoon of this Saturday, May 4, a fatal accident in the city of Antofagasta. This, after a truck carrying sulfuric acid overturned on the road causing the driver’s death.
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According to police information, the accident occurred at 11:30 in the morning on route B-400 at kilometer 5,300, northern sector of the commune of Antofagasta. The truck driver suffered serious burns as a result of the spill of the toxic substance.
In this regard, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) explained that “an injured person and 27 tons of sulfuric acid spilled product of the overturning of a vehicle larger than the Transfahum transport company”.
The SIAT of Carabineros He is at the scene of the incident carrying out the corresponding investigations to clarify the dynamics of the fatal accident. It is worth mentioning that the company Transfahum have not given statements about the facts.
On the other hand, they recorded traffic cuts on the routespecifically in the access routes 1 and route 5. Regarding the detours, Autopistas de Antofagasta reported that “you cannot enter Route 26 via Route 5 North (Uribe Nude) and you will only be able to go down to Antofagasta via Route 28 (La Negra link).”
