Two police officers were killed when a bridge collapsed on Wednesday. A main road connecting the Colombian departments of Quindío to Valle del Cauca (southwest), official sources reported. “I regret the loss of two police officers as a result of the collapse of the El Alambrado bridge connecting Quindío to Valle del Cauca. Solidarity with their families and friends,” Defense Minister Iván Velásquez said.
Quindío governor Roberto Jaramillo told reporters he regretted “the loss of two people, two police officers.” injured, which local media estimate to be more than a dozen.
The monarch announced that during the collapse of the El Alambrado bridge over the La Vieja river, two police vans, two trucks and a private vehicle were involved. “The reasons for the collapse of the bridge have yet to be determined,” Jaramillo said. The incident was denied to be related to acts of terrorism. armed groups
Local media reported that the two deceased police officers were in a trailer delivering supplies to the Simón Bolívar Police School in Tuluá (Valle del Cauca). In the videos circulating on social networks, it is seen that the items, which are understood to be police vests, are scattered around.
Aid agencies scour the area to check on the injured. “The emergency is currently being addressed due to the failure of the ‘La Vieja’ vehicle bridge on the Calarcá-La Paila corridor,” Transport Minister Guillermo Reyes said on social networks. It also said that Police, the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD) and the National Agency for Infrastructure (ANI) staff were “in the area”.
Hospitals in the region were put on alert to meet those injured as a result of the fall of the bridge, if necessary.