A serious traffic accident occurred in Medellín when a special services bus, transporting 48 people, overturned at the intersection of 67th Street (Barranquilla Avenue) and 48th Street, near the Hospital del Metro station and in the jurisdiction of the Prado neighborhood.
The accident, whose exact causes are still the subject of investigation by the traffic authorities, occurred at a time when the group was traveling from the San Sebastián Mártir church, in the Manrique neighborhood, to the municipality of Guarne, where they would participate in a religious pilgrimage.
According to the preliminary report from the mobility authorities, the driver of the car would have lost control of the vehicle before it overturned on the public road.
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The official balance of the authorities confirms that 16 passengers suffered injuries and required immediate transfer to health centers in the city.
Among the people referred to hospitals, six are in critical medical condition due to the severity of the injuries sustained during the impact.
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Faced with the emergency, the mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, reported that rescue and medical care teams were deployed in the area to prioritize assistance to those affected.
“So far, 16 people have been transferred to care centers, six of them in critical condition. Our teams are still on site. The priority is that everyone receives the care they need,” he said.
Likewise, preventive road closures were established from Carrera 45 in the western direction to facilitate relief efforts, while the Metroplús lane was opened in an extraordinary manner in order to decongest the vehicular flow and guarantee the continuous transit of ambulances.
