Within the early hours of this Wednesday, a cabin of the Metrocable Line Okay of the Medellín Metro fell to the bottom within the plaza of the Well-liked Station. The cabin, which was transporting 11 individuals, suffered an accident that resulted in a single individual dying and 20 injured, who had been taken to care facilities by reduction businesses.
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—Medellín Metro 💚 #CulturaMetroSoyYo (@metrodemedellin) June 26, 2024
The incident is presently the topic of investigation to find out the precise causes. It has been reported that the autumn was the results of a particular failure in one of many cabins. As well as, the rescue of 250 individuals who had been in different cabins within the system was carried out.
Statements director DAGRD, Carlos Quintero
Statements supervisor Metro de Medellín, Tomás Elejalde
The deceased was a 49-year-old man with blunt belly trauma. The authorities have indicated that every one mandatory measures might be taken to offer safety to Metrocable customers. The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, regretted the accident:
I deeply remorse the loss of life of John Jairo Londoño Arango attributable to this morning’s accident on the metrocable 🙏🏻. We’ve activated all of the psychosocial care routes of the District Administration @AlcaldiadeMed for his household, in addition to for different individuals who…
— Fico Gutiérrez (@FicoGutierrez) June 26, 2024
On account of this accident, Line Okay might be quickly suspended to make sure a radical overview and guarantee its operation.
📢(6:06 am) ⚠️Consideration⚠️
We activate with the @Areametropol the ‘Built-in route contingency plan’. Route C6-017 modifies its route and might be becoming a member of the Acevedo and Santo Domingo stations.
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— Medellín Metro 💚 #CulturaMetroSoyYo (@metrodemedellin) June 26, 2024
Information in improvement.
2024-06-26 18:00:21
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