Four people diedamong them two minorsand at least others 20 were injured When an accident occurred on the bus in which they were traveling between the cities of Pasto and Ipialessouth of Nariño, according to a preliminary report from the authorities.
The incident would have occurred around 4:00 in the morning this Sunday September 20, near the El Placer sector, in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Tangua, 31 kilometers away from the capital of Nariño.
The tourist bus was destined for Ecuador. Photo:Ipiales Firefighters
The serious accident that occurred at kilometer 49 of the Pan-American highway, according to the Section of the Traffic and Transportation Policecompromised a tourist service bus belonging to the Andean Tourism company, with plates XXA927.
With 39 passengers on board
In the vehicle they moved 39 passengers that They had left the city of Pasto on Saturday, September 19, bound for neighboring country of Ecuador.
Preliminarily, the authorities announced that in In the fatal event, three people died at the scene, including two minors.; Another would have died in a hospital in the city of Pasto, while receiving medical attention.
The identities of the fatal victims are currently unknown.
The accident, whose causes are still under investigation by the competent authorities, left around 20 people injured who were transferred to different health facilities in the region.
At the moment there is only one lane, while the authorities attend to the incident. Photo:Particular
Firefighters attend to the case
The Ipiales Fire Department, which is responding to the road accident, revealed that at the moment on the Pan-American highway There is only one lane passage enabled.
“At the call of the Unión del Sur road concession, support is provided in the care of a traffic accident between Ipiales and Pasto, meters before reaching the El Placer tollbooth,” the relief agency reported.
He then said: “Emergency teams are on the scene attending to the situation.”
