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Grave accident on the Medellín-Manizales road by a passenger bus that collided head-on with a tractor truck; there are three dead and 18 injured
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Grave accident on the Medellín-Manizales road by a passenger bus that collided head-on with a tractor truck; there are three dead and 18 injured

A severe traffic accident occurred on the road between Medellín and Manizales in Antioquia, Colombia, when a passenger bus collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The crash resulted in three deaths and 18 injuries, according to an official report from the National Police’s Traffic and Transport Directorate. The incident took place on Saturday, August 29, around 1:40 p.m., in the area of Las Felicias, approximately 27 kilometers from La Pintada. The bus, operated by Expreso Bolivariano, was traveling from Medellín to Ipiales when it collided with the truck, which was transporting coffee sacks. Emergency services including firefighters and police responded to the scene, and injured individuals were taken to hospitals in La Pintada, Marmato, and Supía. The victims included the bus driver, Cristian Camilo Palacios, and two passengers, Jorge Eliecer Soto Correa and Nubia Alba Deavila de Soto. The truck driver, identified as Numar Ardila, suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.

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Grave accident on the Medellín-Manizales road by a passenger bus that collided head-on with a tractor truck; there are three dead and 18 injured

A severe traffic accident occurred on the road between Medellín and Manizales in Antioquia, Colombia, when a passenger bus collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. The crash resulted in three deaths and 18 injuries, according to an official report from the National Police’s Traffic and Transport Directorate. The incident took place on Saturday, August 29, around 1:40 p.m., in the area of Las Felicias, approximately 27 kilometers from La Pintada. The bus, operated by Expreso Bolivariano, was traveling from Medellín to Ipiales when it collided with the truck, which was transporting coffee sacks. Emergency services including firefighters and police responded to the scene, and injured individuals were taken to hospitals in La Pintada, Marmato, and Supía. The victims included the bus driver, Cristian Camilo Palacios, and two passengers, Jorge Eliecer Soto Correa and Nubia Alba Deavila de Soto. The truck driver, identified as Numar Ardila, suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.

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