Since the motorcycle had her trapped, Ángela could not get her head out and died there, drowned, under the vehicle in La Calera.
Cundinamarca News.
In Cundinamarca, the emergency at La Calera continues to generate pain and sadness; deaths, injuries, damage, which according to reports from the area, “this flood could be avoided”, Ángela Peñarete,
Peñarete, who was known on Twitter and who had previously experienced several emergencies due to the rains in Bogotá and Cundinamarca, had a terrible accident that has generated commotion.
“Please, if you see a stream of water in the street, do not get in, wait, seek refuge,” read one of the comments.
Ángela, had left work and was going home in La Calera, when she came across a stream, the fury of the water coming down the entire road to the municipality; the cars were slow, several went out, the motorized and cyclists had to look for safe spots so as not to be dragged.
The overflow of the ravine left the road a dangerous current of water.
The young woman was on her motorcycle. That water dragged her and she fell, ending up under a jeep-type truck, to which the water reached up to the motorcycle, for this reason, she was covered.
Since the motorcycle had trapped her, she could not get her head out and died there, drowned, under the vehicle that did not start despite her efforts.
Everything was desperate, other motorcycles in the midst of screams and chaos, managed to get Angela out, but she did not respond. When they were able to get her out of the water, she was already lifeless.
His death, at kilometers 5 and 6 between La Calera and Bogotagenerated sadness and indignation.
other victims
Javier Velilla, is the other fatal victim.
He was a watchman who also ended up dragged by a flood of the ravine on the road to La Calera.
The road, for now, has restricted passage until there are safe conditions. The District will intervene more than 120 trees in disrepair and that could fall.