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The serious traffic accident that occurred last weekend and that ended with a vehicle stuck in the Medellín River There was an unexpected twist in the case, since apparently there would be more victims left by the incident.
It is worth remembering that in the early hours of last Sunday, June 16, a red truck collided and subsequently He fell into the Medellín River at 30th Street, near Cerro Nutibara.
The incident initially left three people injured: two occupants of the car and a pedestrian – apparently a street vendor from the area. According to her it transpired, The two occupants fell into the polluted waters while the woman suffered a fracture in one of her legs as a result of the collision of which she was a victim.
In the official count of the Dagrd and relief agencies, these were the only three victims of the incident. However, there appears to be a fourth person involved.
“In the last few hours, relatives of a victim of the traffic accident showed up, reporting his disappearance. For this reason, an investigation route was activated and together with the Judicial Police and the Ministry of Mobility we seek to clarify the events that occurred.“, commented the director of Dagrd, Carlos Andrés Quintero, in a statement.
EL COLOMBIANO was able to learn unofficially that this Monday, June 17 One of the occupants of the truck showed up at the Guayabal neighborhood fire station. with a relative of the missing person.
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According to reports, the missing person would be a third occupant of the truck that ended up stuck in the middle of the Medellín River. “Initially, the two occupants who fell into the river had not said anything about the man who accompanied them, because they were in shock.“said a source familiar with the case.
In his announcement, director Quintero pointed out that after this new information his entity activated the protocols search for the fourth victim left by the incident and who would have been swept away by the Medellín River. However, until now the identity of the missing person has not been revealed.
According to Quintero, the emergency response groups in the North Zone of the Medellín River were also activated – that is, the rescuers from the municipalities of Barbosa, Copacabana and Girardota – so that they can give notice if any lifeless body is found floating on the tributary that runs through their jurisdictions.
Meanwhile, the Dagrd also carries out search tasks – which include drones – in the jurisdiction of Medellín. So far, neither the body of the fourth victim nor any further clues to his whereabouts have been found.
It should be noted that one of the hypotheses that is being used for the serious accident is that it appears that the occupants of the vehicle had consumed alcoholic beverages. However, this can only be determined by the breathalyzer test performed.
This newspaper wanted to know more details about the case with the Ministry of Mobility, But the entity indicated that until now everything is a matter of investigation.
