{"id":5368,"date":"2026-04-01T10:48:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7600232\/a-road-accident-in-colombia-involving-several-vehicles-kills-at-least-2-people-and-injures-19\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:48:52","slug":"a-road-accident-in-colombia-involving-several-vehicles-kills-at-least-2-people-and-injures-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5368\/a-road-accident-in-colombia-involving-several-vehicles-kills-at-least-2-people-and-injures-19\/","title":{"rendered":"A road accident in Colombia involving several vehicles kills at least 2 people and injures 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 A pile-up at a toll booth on a busy highway in central Colombia<\/a> on Wednesday morning killed at least two people and injured 19, local authorities said. Witnesses described several explosions while images of the collision showed vehicles engulfed in flames. <\/p>\n

The crash happened when a milk truck lost control of its brakes and collided with six other vehicles and a motorcycle that were at a toll booth on a road in the Cundinamarca region, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of the capital, Bogota<\/a>, Gov. Emilio Rey said on X.<\/p>\n

Rey said the injured are being treated in nearby hospitals, but did not provide details on their conditions.<\/p>\n

Images broadcast by Colombian media showed people crying while helping or rescuing those who were trapped, vehicles in flames and destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw when the truck went through the toll booth, then there was an explosion, it overturned, and there were strong explosions and vehicles burning,\u201d Hollman Osma, a witness to the accident, told local outlet Noticias Caracol. \u201cThere was absolutely nothing that could be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least 11 ambulances, firefighters and police officers were deployed to the area, Rey told Noticias Caracol. The road remains closed.<\/p>\n

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Follow AP\u2019s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/latin-america<\/a><\/p>\n

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A forensics worker inspects the scene of a fatal, multiple vehicle accident in Cogua, Colombia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ivan Valencia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Forensics remove a body from a multiple vehicle accident in Cogua, Colombia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ivan Valencia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Forensics respond to a fatal, multiple vehicle accident in Cogua, Colombia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ivan Valencia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Forensics work at the scene of a fatal, multiple vehicle accident in Cogua, Colombia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ivan Valencia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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