A serious accident on the road to Buenaventura It was recorded in tunnel 6, El Naranjo sector. A bus from the Expreso Palmira company, a motorcycle and a Nanny-type tractor trailers are involved in the incident that occurred on the Loboguerrero-Buenaventura stretch.
The death toll grows
The authorities preliminarily reported that between four and six people would have died in this accident that occurred this November 9.
Regarding the number of injuries, preliminary reports at the scene indicate that there are more than ten seriously injuredmost of them were passengers of the bus Palmira Express that had left the Buenaventura terminal bound for Cali.
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Accident on the road to the sea. Photo:Private archive, social networks
According to the Buenaventura Land Terminal, the intermunicipal service bus was carrying six passengers, but on the road it could have picked up more people.
There is talk of entering The victims would be the bus driver who would have died.
The Pacific Road Union Road is the concession in charge of the highway.
The ambulances and rescue teams of the Unión Vial Camino del Pacífico continue working on the evacuation of those affected to the nearest care centers, so the number of injured could change in the coming hours, due to the magnitude of the emergency that keeps the road corridor low. total closure.
Accident on the road to the sea. Photo:Private archive, social networks
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Other accidents
Regarding the Buga – Buenaventura road, the most complex accidents occurred in January 2026 when a car collided with a tractor-trailer on the dual carriageway and went into the abyss, leaving two dead and three injured, while last October, A truck knocked down a light pole in the La Invasión sector and caused multiple collisions due to rear-end collisions, in addition to the fact that in November several collisions were reported in Sombrerillo and La Delfina due to sudden braking on the road.
Via Buenaventura, in the El Gallinero sector. Photo:Private archive, social networks
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On the side of the Buenaventura – Cali highway, the tragic events also began in January 2026 with a very strong collision between a dump truck and a private car in the Los Tubos sector that left two deceasedand In that same month, at kilometer 23 in the La Esperanza sector, the structure of a crane fell on some premises where a minor died, in addition to the fact that the passage has been restricted several times due to loss of bench and falling rocks that make the road very dangerous.
CAROLINA BOHÓRQUEZ
EL TIEMPO correspondent
Cali
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