News from Antioquia: Collapse of the suspension bridge in Necoclí leaves five dead – Medellín – Colombia

While traveling over a suspension bridge on the road that leads from Necoclí to Mello Villavicencio, a vehicle fell into the Mulatos river after the collapse of the structure, causing the death of the five people who were inside the vehicle.

Apparently, the bridge did not support the weight of the truck, which caused a support to detach from the structure and the vehicle fell into the river.

The Administrative Department of the Disaster Prevention, Attention and Recovery System (Dapard) indicated that the event occurred around 2 in the afternoon of this Thursday, October 22, in the village of La Comarca in this municipality of Urabá Antioqueño.

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According to Sandra Paola Betancur, mayor in charge of the municipality, three people died at the scene, while another two did so hours later after being taken to the municipal hospital.

“It should be clarified that the people involved in the events were residents of the municipality of Apartadó (Urabá). From the municipal administration we sent a message of solidarity to the families of the deceased,” said the mayor (e).

Jaime Enrique Gómez, director of Dapard, indicated that the events are the subject of investigation and that the Municipal Council for Disaster Risk Management is meeting to assess the situation.

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In his social networks, the governor of Antioquia, Aníbal Gaviria regretted the death of these five people and announced that a commission from Dapard and the Antioquia Infrastructure Secretariat will evaluate the causes and effects of this incident.

MEDELLIN