One of the most severe accidents took place on Sunday in Puerto Salgar, located in central Cundinamarca department. A bus carrying staff from a national TV channel came off the road and overturned, leaving two dead and a further 22 injured.
Over the four days the police have distributed 4355 fines and immobilized 1764 vehicles.
Approximately 894 motorists were sanctioned for disrespecting regulations, 690 for driving without a licence and 557 people for drunk-driving. A further 283 were fined for overtaking illegally, 222 for speeding and 333 for using cars in “a deplorable state”.
According to the tolls, a total of 253 million vehicles took to Colombia’s roads over the weekend, marking a 12.7% rise in traffic.