Pedestrian dies after being hit by a TransMilenio bus in Soacha

This Tuesday, November 24, TransMilenio reported an incident in which an articulated bus and a pedestrian were involved, at the Terreros station, in the municipality of Soacha. The citizen died from the serious injuries he suffered after being run over.

“TransMilenio regrets the incident with an articulated bus of the System and a pedestrian, which occurred at the Terreros station and in which the pedestrian unfortunately died”said the public transport company.

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The company also announced that they began investigations in coordination with the authorities to establish the causes of the incident.

The Ministry of Mobility’s campaign to prevent more deaths from traffic accidents

At the beginning of November, in front of the National Museum, a monument was installed that commemorates the 505 fatalities in traffic accidents during 2019. The structure is 1.70 meters high and contains several representative elements of all the people who move around the city. city.

“Traffic fatalities are preventable and every human loss on the roads is a tragedy for the city. This is a devastating event that suddenly ends a person’s history, dreams and memories, and has great consequences for their families. The invitation of the city this week is to pay tribute to those who are no longer there. Let us remember that they are all waiting for us in our homes and it is in everyone’s hands, as a society, to make sure that this is the case, “said Claudia Díaz, head of the Road Safety Office of the Ministry of Mobility Bogota

The idea is that the people who see it become aware of the importance of being prudent on the streets, of the responsibility that those who drive a car, motorcycle or cycle carry with the rest of the citizens and with each other. Well, beyond a death or one more figure, behind there is a family.

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Last year in Bogotá, on average, one person died every 17 hours and 21 minutes, in the middle of road accidents:

– 36 were pedestrians (46.7%)

– 138 were motorcycle users (27.3%)

– 68 were cyclists (13.5%)

– 63 were occupants of vehicles with four or more wheels

On the other hand and to generate more conversations about traffic accidents, The Secretariat invited citizens who are related to a fatal accident story to share their story through Twitter with the hashtag # HayHistoriasDetrásDeLasCifras.

“Let’s stop for a moment to think about all those people who have died or who have been left with some permanent injury due to a road accident. All could have been avoided. There remains the pain and suffering of those families for the loss of a loved one in a sinister road, which is undoubtedly an immense impact that does not go away. For these families our most sincere and respectful greetings and solidarity on this day “said the director of the National Road Safety Agency, Luis Felipe Lota, an entity that also joined the campaign.