A six -year -old girl died On the afternoon of April 26 in the middle of a traffic accident. The child was traveling as a barbecue on a motorcycle when they were attacked, apparently, by a cargo truck.
The facts were recorded At the entrance to the municipality of Girardota (Norte del Valle de Aburrá). According to the Traffic Police report, the incident occurred because, apparently, the truck driver I do not keep the preventive distance.
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The motorcycle driver was injured. The official report indicates that suffered multiple injuries in its limbs and that their bones and tendons were exposed. The child died at the scene of the accident.
The Traffic Police have already warned that “it is not negotiable” that children are transported in motorcycles.
From the Ministry of Transportation they indicated that 89 % of children traveling in vehicles do not have adequate protection and are exposed to significant risks in case of accidents. Only last year 110 minors died and 582 were more injured in traffic accidents.
According to the National Road Safety Agency, so far from 2025 1,869 deaths from traffic accidents on the country’s roads have been registered. In the department of Antioquia, 230 of the deaths have occurred.
Recommendations to avoid accidents
– Respect speed limits
– Do not drive under the influence of alcoholic beverages or any psychoactive substance.
-Come with all traffic standards.
-Pariorize the most vulnerable road actors such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
-Review the technical-mechanical state of the vehicle, do the respective preventive maintenance and have the documentation of the vehicle, the soat and the current technical review.
-Dear well before driving to avoid microsueños during the tour.
-To motorcyclists are recommended not to walk in Zigzag and verify the state and tire pressure.
What to do before a traffic accident?
-Det your vehicle in a safe place. If it was not involved, move to an area where the traffic does not harm.
-Use the stationary lights to alert the other drivers of the road accident.
-Review other passengers and make sure that all occupants are well.
-Lell me to the emergency lines and report the details of the accident: location, people involved and the state in which they are.
-Veify that the accidents are aware: ask guidance questions such as name, date, day, or city of origin.
-Seguate that the victims of the accident have the airways clear.
-Allow direct pressure on any wound that is bleeding.
-Evite move the victim so as not to worsen injuries, unless it is absolutely necessary, for example, before an imminent fire.
