A traffic accident in the south of Colombia’s capital Bogota left four dead and 12 injured Wednesday.
A public bus suffered technical problems with its brakes and collided into other vehicles.
According to preliminary reports from weekly Semana, the driver lost control and collided into an ambulance, a private vehicle and another public bus, before coming to a halt after colliding with a pole.
It is reported that 3 of the deaths came from vehicles with which the bus collided with, with the fourth fatality a pedestrian.
The secretary of transportation in Bogota reported that the incident occurred in the area of Chuniza, Usme, specifically between carrera 1 and calle 91.
Sources
- Un fatal accidente en el sur de Bogotá (Semana)
- Fatal accidente de tránsito en Bogotá (Minuto 30)
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