A tow truck lost its brakes on Thursday afternoon on the Gran Marscal de Ayacucho highway, harming 11 vehicles. The incident produced three deaths and 14 injuries.
At least three people died, including the mayor of the municipality Jesús María Semprún of Zulia state, Wuyhsmans González and an 11-year-old girl, in the accident that occurred in the afternoon of Thursday, July 20, on the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho highway in the Guarenas direction.
According to the journalist Roman Camachothe incident left at least 14 other people injured who were taken to nearby health centers to be treated.
So far, it is reported that 3 people lost their lives in the accident, including an 11-year-old girl, Mayor Wuyhsmans González of Zulia state, and another citizen yet to be identified. There are 14 injured transferred to care centers https://t.co/VZSjwceplN
– Roman Camacho (@RCamachoVzla) July 21, 2023
For his part, the communicator Delmiro del Barrio reported that the accident occurred at the height of the Araguaney sector when a tow truck, which would have lost its brakes, collided with 11 other vehicles and fell through the void to a ravine outside the aforementioned highway. The emergency teams made an appearance at the scene to help save the other victims and attend to the issue of traffic.
It turned out that the gandola was looted by the locals.
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The firefighters, paramedics, Civil Protection, National Guard and Bolivarian National Police teams were working several hours after the incident to reactivate traffic through the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho towards Guarenas.
This afternoon there was a road accident on the GMA highway in the Araguaney sector, three people died and another 12 were injured, in the place mixed commissions of citizen security bodies supported the injured and lifted the accident. pic.twitter.com/VYnDriE1hP
– Municipal Police of Sucre / Miranda (@PolisucreOficia) July 21, 2023
The preliminary report indicates that it was indeed a tow truck that ran out of brakes colliding with 11 vehicles, which ended up getting muddy and falling into the ravine. As a result of the accident, 3 people have been recorded for the moment… https://t.co/fQnW3AczUB
— Delmiro De Barrio (@DelmiroDeBarrio) July 21, 2023
The governor of Zulia, Manuel Rosales, stated in social networks their condolences on the death of the mayor in charge of the municipality Jesús María Semprún.
We regret the death of the mayor in charge of the municipality Jesús María Semprún del Zulia, Wuyhsmans González. My condolences to his family, friends, the community, and all the residents of this city in the South of the Lake for this unexpected loss. We ask God for… pic.twitter.com/VzGZQU333l
– Manuel Rosales (@manuelrosalesg) July 21, 2023
The director and founder of Asotránsito, Lilian Romero, denounced the monday april 10 that there is opacity regarding the official statistics of deaths and injuries from traffic accidents, which in his opinion prevents concrete actions from being taken to reduce accidents on the streets, highways and highways of Venezuela.
You need stats to fight something. If there is a section with problems, it is observed and combated with work and driver education. Currently, work is being done on global driver education, but without complete statistics (…) You have to have statistics, work hand in hand with the WHO and the morgue because if you go with the one who dies on the pavement, you have lower figures, “said the expert.
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