A wagon became more than 100 meters and caught fire The accident occurred this Friday on South Yungas route, before reaching the town of Yanacachi. As a result of the fact, three people killed and three other gravity wounds, the Peace Fire Unit reported.
“A fire would have raised, an embarrassing on the route to South Yungas. A wagonen vehicle was would have precipitated approximately between 100 and 200 meters”, Explained the departmental director of Firefighters, Pavel Tovar.
The accident occurred in an area of difficult access, which complicated rescue work. Of the six occupants of the vehicle, three lost their lives in the place, while the other three were evacuated with serious injuries. Two of them were initially transferred to Yanacachi, and the third was derived directly to a hospital in the city of La Paz.
The wounded arrived around noon to the rainbow hospital. The medical director of the center, Luis Bedregal, reported that one of the patients, the driver of the wagon, is in critical condition. “It is in intensive care, with a high risk of losing your life. The other two are in intermediate therapy and general hospitalization, ”he explained.
According to the medical reportthe three survivors are members of the same family, All men, whose ages range between 25 and 40 years.
Meanwhile, firefighters and police personnel continue to work on the recovery of the bodies and the collection of evidence to establish the causes of the accident. So far, no hypothesis is ruled out, although It is presumed that the conditions of the road and A possible mechanical failure could have contributed to the accident.
The case is under investigationand it is expected that in the next few hours a more detailed official report on what happened on the Yungas road will be provided, where accidents are frequent due to steep geography and low signaling.
