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This Wednesday April 12tharound 3:00 pm, it was reported lThe fall of the El Alambrado bridgewhich is part of the road that connects the departments of the Quindio and Cauca’s Valley.
According to reports from departmental authorities, two deaths were reportedbelonging to the Simón Bolívar Cadet School, in addition to another 15 wounded. Two vehicles (a private car and a truck) were affected after the fall of the bridge.
(Video: the bridge that connects the departments of Quindío and Valle del Cauca falls).
Similarly, the Carreteras del Café concessionwhich is attached to the road, said in a statement that the bridge was built in 1984 and, until the day of the accident, had not presented any failures, so its collapse surprised the drivers who, daily, traveled through the bridge.
The Collapse Hypotheses
Roberto Jaramillo, Governor of Quindíoassured for the Citytv channel that the bridge could have fallen due to fatigue in its structure, while ruling out that it was an attack.
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In the same way, Jaramillo mentioned that the experts are carrying out work in order to find out what was the real reason for the fall of the bridge, adding that This had been without any problem for more than 40 years, to the point that, during all that time, it was able to support the weight of the tractor-trailers that traveled between the port of Buenaventura and Bogotá.
The Minister of Transportation, Guillermo ReyesFor his part, he expressed his condolences for the two uniformed officers who lost their lives at the place and time of the events. Similarly, he mentioned that work is already underway on the restructuring of the bridge.
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This process, as the minister mentioned, will be in charge of the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), the National Highway Institute (Invias), the ‘Armenia – Pereira – Manizales’ Concession, the Inspectorate, the Colombian Society of Engineers, the Traffic and Transportation Directorate (DITRA), the National Army, the Police, the Government of Quindío and the Ministry of Mobility of Pereira. The transport minister is expected to travel to the affected area on Thursday.
On behalf of the ANI, the director of the entity, William Camargostated that the authorities “carry out investigations to establish the causes of the accident, as well as civil and contractual responsibilities”.
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Similarly, Camargo did not hide his surprise at the facts, assuring that maintenance was being carried out on the bridge on a recurring basis: “Three months ago it was reviewed and reported no failures. We are keeping an eye on the area, we are on high alert and we have made all the recommendations to road users to take alternate routes”.
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