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“The cars were flying over me”: the account of two survivors of the accident at the Bogotá - Ubaté toll booth
Nelson and Bárbara, a married couple, became one of the voices that today reconstruct the moments of panic that all travelers witnessed during the accident at the Bogotá - Ubaté toll booth, where a tractor-trailer lost control and crashed into the toll booth and 11 cars that were there.
TL;DR
- A tractor-trailer crashed into a toll booth and 11 vehicles on the Bogotá - Ubaté road.
- The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. and resulted in 5 deaths and 21 injuries.
- Survivors Nelson and Bárbara described the panic and their escape from their vehicle.
- Authorities are investigating the cause, with initial indications pointing to brake failure.
- Several individuals remain hospitalized with severe injuries, including fractures and intracranial hemorrhage.