Man transferred to ambulance after cow collision has died

A spectacular traffic accident occurred in the early morning of Monday, July 12 on the roads of Antioquia after an ambulance carrying an injured person heavily hit a cow crossing the road.

According to local media, the event occurred at the height of the area known as El Machete, a village located in the municipality of Barbosa, Antioquia. Early versions of what happened suggest the man who was transferred to the emergency vehicle died at the scene after the crash and as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest.

In the same way, It was known that a few hours earlier, the deceased had been wounded by a gun in the village of Monte loro de Barbosa, north of the Aburrá valley., because he had apparently been the victim of an assault by contract killers with his partner on Sunday evening.

On social media, independent portals confirmed that the woman died instantly while the man was seriously injured by the several shots he received in the head. That is why, After assessing him and determining the severity of his injuries, it was decided to send him by ambulance to a more complex medical center in Medellín.

However, they were unable to get to the hospital because, in poor visibility, the ambulance carrying him collided with a cow. However, the collision apparently had nothing to do with the man’s death.

According to the media outlet Paisa Alert, the victim of the gunshot attack, who has not been identified, He died after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest from the blunt injuries he had on his body.

The grim road was so impressive that the ambulance was completely destroyed in its front part and could not be restarted to mobilize again. The man died in the vehicle while the animal also died at the scene.

Another accident in Antioquia

In the morning of this Sunday, the traffic authorities and the firefighters of the municipality of Antioquia attended a spectacular multiple accident which left three dead and 16 others injured in the area Paisa pan, located on the highway Medellin-Bogota, in the jurisdiction of Copacabana.

According to information provided by local authorities, a bus of the company Transportes Oriente had a mechanical breakdown, lost its brakes and struck at least three private vehicles on the descent from Guarne to Medellín.

Rescue agencies from several municipalities arrived at the site to provide first aid and carefully evacuated the injured in ambulances to various assistance centers in Medellin, Rionegro and Bello.

Regarding the causes of the accident, Colonel José Ricardo Archila, commander of the Antioquia road and traffic police, declared that “the forensic section and unit do all the work, both testifying and videotaping the scene to establish exactly what happened; but we attribute it to mechanical failures”.

While the attention and removal of the corpses was carried out, the Medellín-Bogotá highway was closed for several hours.

This is the second accident on the same day on this highway, after, in the municipality of San Luis, a bus collided with a semi-trailer and left 20 injured, including seven minors.

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