And micro sleep It would be the cause of a traffic accident that led to the death of three people on the roads of Urabá in Antioquia. The accident also left three people injured. All those involved were in the same vehicle and were from the same family.
The events were recorded on the followingnoon of December 23 at kilometer 41 that leads from Necolcí to Arboletes. About the sector known as Mulatos. The driver apparently suffered a microsleep and went off the road until he rolled into a ravine.
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He died at the scene Juan Felipe Valencia Mosquerawho worked as Subintendent of the National Police and a 55-year-old woman.
The other victim was 31 years old. Relief agencies managed to evacuate her from the vehicle, but she died at the San Juan Hospital due to the seriousness of her injuries.
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For their part, according to the traffic report, the three injured are a boy and a 10-year-old girl and a girl under 4. The children were taken to the Hospital de Montería.
“We had to wait for support from the Turbo Fire Department that arrived with vehicle extraction equipment, to be able to open the car and remove it,” said Diego Campo, commander of the Necoclí Fire Department.
According to the Road Safety Agency, 6,577 people have died on the country’s roads this year.
