The Bogotá fire department is responding to an emergency that occurred in the north of the country’s capital, following a tree fell that affected a vehicle.
According to the official report, The incident was recorded in Carrera 7a with Calle 90, in the town of Chapinero. There, while a truck was passing through the area, a huge tree fell on it.
The Ministry of Mobility reported that five people were injured in the event, who were taken to the Country Clinic. There are two adults and three minors.
Transit Police units and ambulances were sent to the scene, while it is being investigated if some people were injured, because preliminary versions indicate that some minors would have been affected.
“There is a tree fall, in the town of Chapinero, on Carrera 7a with Calle 90, North-South direction. Bogotá Transit Units, ambulance and firefighters at the point “, Bogotá Tránsito reported on its Twitter account.
It was also reported that A pole also fell at the site, so citizens were asked to be careful and avoid traveling through the area.
Likewise, it was reported that the person who was in the truck, and who had been trapped by the fall of the tree, was removed by the authorities He was given pre-hospital care, but his condition was not immediately known.
Prior to the arrival of the technical rescue team, three more people had already been removed by the local residents.
“Firefighters from the Chapinero station, with the support of the Technical Rescue Team, provide pre-hospital care and rescue two people who were trapped, following a tree fell on a private vehicle on Carrera 7a with Calle 89. The area is insured,” reported Bomberos Bogotá.
The authorities indicated that The area was isolated while progress is being made in the cutting and chopping of the tree, so that they can remove the vehicle that was trapped.
“Mobility is restricted at this time, the removal of the tree is already in process and takes regarding 15 minutes,” said the Chapinero Fire Department.
Social network users referred to this fact as the case of Luis Fernando Arango, who published a photo of the state in which the affected vehicle was left.
“Tree fallen on Cra. 7a with Calle 90. Serious injuries. Until when dangerous trees in Bogotá? ”, She pointed out.
The situation amid the rains that are recorded in the city and that affects several localities, according to the report of the District Institute for Risk Management and Climate Change, Idigeras is the case of Usaquén, Engativá, Fontibón, Kennedy, Tunjuelito, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Puente Aranda and Usme.
Bogotá Mobility reported that Throughout the followingnoon of this Friday there have been several road incidents that affect traffic in the capital.
– Claim only damages, in the town of Usaquén, between the car and the dump truck, on Autonorte with Calle 137a, South-North direction. Bogotá Transit Unit assigned.
– Accident in the town of Usaquén, between a motorcycle and a pedestrian, in the Autonorte with street 187, South-North direction. Assigned Transit and Ambulance Units.
– Claim only damages in the town of Usaquén, between a dump truck and a car, on Autonorte with Calle 134, South-North direction. Assigned Transit Unit.
– Claim only damages, in the town of Usaquén, between two cars, on Autonorte with 106th street. Assigned Transit Unit.
– Claim only damages, in the town of Usme, between taxi, bus and car, on av. Caracas with street 67A bis Sur, direction South – North. Assigned Bogota Traffic Unit.
Likewise, he pointed out that “in the road corridor of the South Highway there is a high vehicular flow: In the East-West direction from Calle 65 Sur to Carrera 64. In the West-East direction from Carrera 75 to Calle 53 (León XIII)”.
Finally, he called on citizens to exercise caution on the roads due to the winter season: “Remember that rain can reduce visibility and wet floors affect braking capacity. Drive carefully! In case of any risk situation, report to 123″.