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Images that are repeated throughout the country: motorcyclist lost control and almost “was taken by a truck”

Images that are repeated throughout the country: motorcyclist lost control and almost "was taken by a truck"

The motorcyclist was saved by a miracle, but “speed and desire almost took him away,” they say in networks.

Colombian News.

Quite strong are the images that were known in the last hours and in which the serious accident that a motorcyclist suffered on a road in the country is observed.

According to the reports, the incident took place on the morning of this Wednesday, March 29, on the highway that connects the municipalities of Oiba and Socorro, in the department of Santander.

The images of the accident were recorded on security cameras in the area.

Images that are repeated throughout the country: motorcyclist lost control and almost "was taken by a truck"
Images that are repeated throughout the country: motorcyclist lost control and almost “was taken by a truck.”

In them it can be seen when the motorcyclist literally “won the curve”, he continued long, lost control and ended up crashing into the protective wall of the opposite lane.

However, the situation could have been much worse, the reason? A truck and an inter-municipal service bus were coming from the other side.

Both could have run him over.

It was a true miracle, they say on social networks.

Motorcyclist, a second can cost you your life

On the country’s roads, accidents due to the recklessness of some drivers, speeding, dangerous maneuvers, overtaking in prohibited areas and more, traffic rules that many do not comply with, are “daily occurrences”.

Motorcycles are involved in more than 45% of road accidents in Colombia.

And it is precisely motorcyclists who are most vulnerable to serious injuries or even losing their lives.

In the maneuvers that drivers carry out, however simple they may seem, they can have serious consequences. “One second of distraction, and it can cost your life.”

Therefore, speeding, not stopping at established points, overtaking on the right, making prohibited turns, among others, are some of the imprudence.

On two-way streets with high traffic, both cars and motorcycles overtake others, even if the yellow lines are continuous.

The motorized was between a bus and truck

Such was the case of a motorcyclist in Bucaramanga, when trying to overtake a heavy-duty truck, he ended up in the middle of another vehicle that was coming from the opposite direction.

In the images you can see that the yellow lines are continuous, that in traffic regulations, it is forbidden to overtake.

The person was transferred by ambulance to a care center with multiple injuries.

Overtaking in curves, are other cases where accidents also occur, this maneuver it is of great danger.

Therefore, from a technical point of view, it is not just about overtaking, but how and where to perform this action.

It was not one, there were two cases of glass cleaners caught with drivers in Bucaramanga



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