On the afternoon of this Tuesday, May 5, a serious traffic accident was recorded involving an intermunicipal and rural transport bus in Antioquia.
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ANDThe accident was reported exactly on the Girardota-Barbosa road, area located north of the Aburrá Valley, very close to Copacabana, Bello and the north of Medellínseparated by only 16-17 kilometers (approx. 18-20 minutes).
traffic accident Photo:SUPPLIED
Authorities from the municipality of Girardota indicated to EL TIEMPO details of the initial attention to the accident that was reported in that road corridor. In this regard, They stated that there are, in a first report, “21 injured, twelve in the San Rafael de Girardota hospital” and the others transferred to Barbosa.
The emergency mobilized relief organizations in the area, which went to the scene to care for the injured passengers and coordinate their transfer to nearby medical centers.
They report 📣 accident via Medellín Barbosa 🚧 In front of the entrance to Girardota Vía Cerrada 🚧 there are several injured people pic.twitter.com/2OlffssSSt
— Informative #HeraldoDelNorte #Antioquia #Colombia (@soydeituango) May 5, 2026
Minutes later, the Secretary of Transportation and Transit of Girardota, Joaquín Hernández López, He provided new information about the event through an official statement in which he specified that the accident occurred “around 5 in the afternoon” and that it involved a “public service vehicle of the municipality of Barbosa.” In its statement, the authority confirmed that the car overturned sideways.
In this report, still preliminary, it is stated that the number of injured amounted to 30 injured, “who are transferred to the municipality of Barbosa and the municipality of Girardota.” Likewise, he indicated that “The causes of the road accident are being investigated”so the exact circumstances of the event remain under verification by the competent authorities.
Videos and images of the serious bus accident on the Girardota-Barbosa road Photo:SUPPLIED / SOCIAL NETWORKS
According to the information provided, the event generated effects on the mobility of the sector while the attention work is carried out. Ambulances and traffic personnel remain at the point of the accident to facilitate the transfer of the injured and control the traffic flow in this section that connects several municipalities in the north of the Aburrá Valley.
The bus company involved: this is known
traffic accident Photo:SUPPLIED
For their part, authorities from the municipality of Girardota told this media that “the accident involved a bus from Barbosa, owned by the Transmeba company,” an intermunicipal and rural transportation company with its main headquarters in the aforementioned municipality of Antioquia, dedicated to the mobilization of passengers and cargo in the region.
Local media, such as Telemedellín and Minuto 30, They announced that the specific vehicle would be a feeder bus for the Medellín Metro. According to reports, he lost control and ended up overturning a few meters after passing the main Girardota bridge.
Videos and images that began to circulate on social networks show the vehicle overturned in the middle of the road, as well as the presence of emergency units assisting the passengers.
🚑 BUS ROLLOVER IN #GIRARDOTA
An intermunicipal bus overturned at the south-north exit of the municipality.
They report at least 21 injured people:
• 12 transferred to Girardota Hospital
• The rest were taken to Vinus and Barbossa
Road completely closed in… pic.twitter.com/k3PMnBVJuG
— Denuncias Antioquia (@DenunciasAntio2) May 5, 2026
The records show the deployment of ambulances and rescue personnel in the area, while the care and verification of the condition of the injured continues.
Likewise, in the recordings you can see a vehicle crossed at the exit of the municipality, heading south-north, and part of the rear and front glass completely destroyed.
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