RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Colombia - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-04-05, 16:56:08 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100405-25591-COL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-04-06 at 03:17:11 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Colombia Department of Antioquia Puerto Nare Number of Deads: 21 person(s) Number of Injured: 5 person(s) Situation: At least 21 people were killed and five others injured over the weekend when a bus plunged into a ravine in northwestern Colombia, officials said. The accident occurred Sunday in a rural area about 78 kilometers (48 miles) east of Medellin, the capital of the northwestern province of Antioquia, and near the town of San Luis. The bus, which belonged to a private transportation company, had started its trip in Puerto Nare, the town’s mayor, Jose Maximino Castaño, said. The bus, which was heading for Medellin, went off the highway at a place called La Josefina, Castaño told RCN radio. “The tally we have is 21 dead and five injured,” Castaño said, without providing details on the cause of the accident. The accident was caused by a combination of human error and mechanical failure, highway patrol director Gen. Rodolfo Palomino told reporters in Bogota. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu