The causes that caused the accident of the bus in which the vallenato artist Kbeto Zuleta – son of the renowned artist ‘Poncho Zuleta’ – was traveling in the early hours of October 26, remain a matter of investigation.
What is known so far is that while Kbeto Zuleta remains in an Intensive Care Unit at the Clínica Iberoamérica in Barranquilla with a leg amputated due to the strong crash, Authorities continue to collect elements that will clarify what happened. The Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO had access to one of the pieces held by investigators about what happened that morning.
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Poncho Zuleta asked for prayers for his son. Photo:Instagram @kbetozuleta
In fact, this newspaper had exclusive access to the report of the last inspection carried out on the bus and located the legal advisor of the company that owns the vehicle, who revealed several details.
The vehicle in which Kbeto Zuleta crashed is part of the buses of the Expreso Super Star SAS company, based in Riohacha (La Guajira).
The company, which by 2026 reported revenues of two billion pesos, has as shareholders to José Raúl González Maestre, Maritza Esther De Castro De González and William, Linda Lorena and José Martín González de Castro.
This newspaper contacted William González, who also serves as substitute representative of the company, who referred EL TIEMPO’s questions to Raúl De Castro, legal advisor of Expreso Super Star SAS.
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This is how the bus in which Kbeto Zuleta was traveling looked like. Photo:Social networks
De Castro began by assuring this newspaper that they have not been able to hear the bus driver’s version due to the severity of his injuries: “As soon as he recovers he will be called to explain what happened.”
And he added: “But what we were able to learn from a third party is that the driver managed to say that two dogs crossed him and that it was at that moment that the accident occurred.”
The company’s legal representative also said that it could not be a micro dream because the company He always assigns two drivers for each trip, who take turns resting.
In fact, he explained that the driver who was driving at the time the bus fell into the river had been relieved just half an hour before, but that the replaced one did not know what happened either because he had already fallen asleep, like the rest of the passengers.
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The inspection report of the bus in which Kbeto Zuleta and his musicians were injured. Photo:Private file
De Castro also said that the bus had a policy that they will enforce after the causes of the accident are clarified.
And he stated that the vehicle – which he has been transporting to that group for 8 years -, like the others of the company, had undergone a preventive inspection: “This review has to be done bimonthly.”
The Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO accessed the latest inspection report of the STR 775 license plate bus, Chevrolet brand, model LV 150 2011, carried out on September 2 by the Caribbean Automotive Diagnostic Center, based in Valledupar.
According to the document, the brakes, lights, diesel cycle emitters, sound level measurement, lateral deviation, sensory inspection and tire pressure did not present any defect, Therefore, the conditions of the vehicle were approved to continue operating.
De Castro concluded by explaining that after the accident the bus was a total loss, but if the authorities require it, they will hand him over for more tests.
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