Cauca.- “Come out, lady, come out,” were the words of a man who was about to fall into the Collapse of the El Alambrado bridge on the La Vieja riverwhich communicates Quindío and Valle del Cauca, in Colombia.
At the beginning of the clip you can see corn lying on the pavement, while a male voice explains that it happened because of the terrible accident that so far it has left two dead and 15 injured.
Seconds after the recording began, a man, presumably the driver of one of the collided vehicles, began to walk up the collapsed bridge with a noticeable expression of terror.
After that, the people present began to shout at a woman to get out of the car to avoid a worse tragedy.
What happened in Colombia?
Wednesday afternoon The El Alambrado bridge suddenly collapsed on the La Vieja river, which connects the departments of Quindío and Valle del Caucaleaving in its wake a trail of death and destruction.
According to local authorities, so far, there are two people dead and about 15 injured because of the accident.
For his part, the governor of Quindío, Roberto Jaramillo, announced the creation of a Unified Command Post (PMU) with authorities from the municipality of La Tebaida to monitor the situation.
The La Vieja bridge was the main communication route between the center and the west of Colombiaconnecting cities such as the Port of Buenaventura and Bogotá.
A truck and a private vehicle fell next to the La Vieja bridge, further aggravating the situation.
The fall of this bridge is the third in recent years, which has generated great concern in the community and local authorities. Experts have agreed that one of the main causes of these collapses is related to the quality of the materials used in its construction.
Argelino Durán, president of the Colombian Society of Engineers, explained that the geological conditions of the area also influence the collapse.
“In general terms, one must try to provide up to a certain level that one can design the bridge or any structure to be maintained. When the design has been made, the engineer must deliver the plans in which the three fundamental parts are determined: the foundation, the substructure and the superstructure,” he said.
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