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A landslide recorded on the Medellín-Costa Atlántica road, near the municipality of Tarazá (Bajo Cauca, Antioquia), was about to cause a tragedy. But it wasn’t because the earth was about to fall on a vehicle or block the road, but because it caused a bus to crash into a ravine because a tractor-trailer wanted to avoid the material that was blocking part of a road.
The events occurred at 2:15 in the morning this Saturday at kilometer 111+050, near the sector known as El Siete, where hours before due to recent rainfall There was a landslide, which, although it did not cover the entire road, could cause difficulties if two large vehicles were found.
The bus, a special service that was traveling towards the Atlantic Coast, fell into a ravine and left seven people injuredincluding the driver. They were all taken to the San Antonio Hospital in Tarazá with multiple bruises and none with life-threatening injuries.
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The tractor-trailer involved collided slightly against a green area and those traveling in the vehicle They were uninjured in this accident. The units of the Traffic and Transportation Section of the Antioquia Police performed the respective drunkenness tests on the driver, which came out negative.
This fact is recorded in the middle of the exodus operation for the holiday of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in which More than 12,470 vehicles have been mobilized along the roads of Antioquia.
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For surveillance and control 250 units will be available on the roadwhich will be located in 22 areas throughout the department, on the main corridors, to ensure road safety for travelers.
However, given the winter season that is being recorded, drivers are recommended to pay attention to road closures and restricted steps that can be recorded in these three days, looking at social networks or by contacting lines 123 or #767
According to Major Alejandro Uribe Duque, head of the Traffic and Transportation Section of the Antioquia Police, they are currently completely closed. the Dabeiba-Santa Fe de Antioquia, Santa Fe de Antioquia-Bolombolo and La Pintada-Medellín roads.
