Medellín – Bogotá highway accident: the list of passengers who were on board the bus

In the early hours of this Saturday, January 4, it was reported that a bus that was traveling on the road that connects Bogotá with Medellín left the road and fell into an abyss. The incident, which occurred in the municipality of San Luis (Antioquia), It left three people dead and 41 injured.

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According to preliminary information, there were 42 passengers and two drivers on board the car. Apparently, The vehicle would have lost control when passing over a bridgewhich led to his fall.

After the accident, several residents of the sector immediately alerted the authorities, who deployed ambulances and personnel from the National Highway Institute (Invías) to attend to the injured and verify the situation.

Passengers on board

Now, the Administrative Department of Risk Management and Disaster Assistance of Antioquia (Dagran) reported that the deceased were identified as Hilda Marina Echavarría, Yeraldin Gómez and Juan Daza Soto.

The list of injured passengers traveling from Bogotá to Medellín includes:

– Sandra Milena Cuervo.

– María Fernanda Araque.

– María Elena Urcuki.

– Jairo Martínez Chamorro.

– Claudia Marlin Giraldo Castro.

– Gabriel Peña González.

– Yiseth Elena Sánchez Berrio.

– Virviana Escobar Sánchez.

– Bashira Arrieta Sánchez.

-Edison Javier Mahecha.

– Omar Danilo Fernández.

– Asdrubal Manuel Torrealba.

– Laura Alejandra Pérez.

– Miguel Angel Córdoba Bohórquez.

– Lázaro Cuitiva Yerez.

– Paula Andrea Hermida.

– Martin Muriel Valderrama.

– Fredy Alejandro Soto Villanueva.

– Saray Esther Hernández.

– Jairo Arturo Obispo.

– Daniela Montaño Arévalo.

– Angie Cahterine Guzmán.

– Jovany José Arrieta Duran.

– Matias Gómez Gómez.

– Juan Camilo Moreno Orjuela.

– Juan Raúl González Solias.

– Sindy Yorelly Ariza.

– Mariela Del Socorro Benavidez Sánchez.

– Alba Cecilia Cortes.

– Claudia Fajardo Soto.

– Nubian Aidith Talero.

-Rogelio Antonio Cano.

– Andrea Muñoz.

– Natalia Cajiao.

– Libardo Gómez Melo.

– Jaime Alejandro Diaz Moreno.

– Yamileth Comet Straw.

– María Antonellla Rondón Gutiérrez.

– Hugo Hernán Pedroza Murillo.

– Ana Sofia Pedraza.

– Sara Sofia Daza Cuervo.

The injured were taken to the Somer Clinic, Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, CES Clinic and San Vicente de Paul Hospital.

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Company statement

EL TIEMPO contacted Cecilia Ochoa, legal representative of Rápido Ochoa, the transportation company that operates the car. As indicated, the company has a maintenance department, so “All vehicles are inspected before each trip.”

The legal representative also indicated that they have no information about the cause of the accident and that They are collaborating with the authorities to find out what happened and help clarify the facts.

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The accident occurred around 4 a.m. on Saturday.

Private file

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Call to Invías

Luis Horacio Gallón Arango, secretary of infrastructure of Antioquia, referred to the accident that occurred this Saturday morning. The head of this portfolio regretted what happened and He called on the Invías to provide the maintenance of the corridors roads to the department.

“We invite the National Government, the Invías and the ANI to hand over the roads that are in their charge and that do not have priority for proper maintenance, as the Governor has been saying since January 1st. It is essential to have “The roads are in good condition to preserve the lives of all the people who travel on them, and even more so in our department, where we have been doing excellent work on the roads.”he pointed out.

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*With information from EL TIEMPO