Colomi bus crash
The Colomi bus crash took place on 2 March 2021, when a bus traveling along Route 7 between the departments of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, fell into an abyss,[3] the accident caused 21 deaths[4][5] and 17 injuries.[2] The bus was carrying students from the Universidad Pública de El Alto, which had suffered another tragedy that same day, when a balcony collapsed at the college during a protest.
| Colomi bus crash | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 2 March 2021 c. 1:00 a.m. (BOT, UTC-4) |
| Location | Colomi, Cochabamba, Bolivia[1] |
| Coordinates | 17°10′00″S 65°55′00″W |
| Owner | Trans Carrasco[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Passengers | 45[2] |
| Deaths | 21[2] |
| Injured | 17[2] |
Accident
The accident took place at kilometer 72 of Route 7, the precipice where the tragedy happened was 150 meters.[3] The incident took place at 1 in the morning,[2][3] in the area of Cañadón[2] in Colomi, near Ivirgarzama.[1] Trans Carrasco was the company that owned the bus.[1]
Rescue
The Bolivian Air Force was the one that came to rescue the dead and wounded, while the Bolivian National Police also came to provide support.[1] The wounded were transferred to health centers in Colomi, Sacaba and Cochabamba.[1] Colonel Helsner Torrico Valdez of the Bolivian police reported that 20 people have died and approximately 13 injured people have to mourn.[3] Among the survivors was Bolivian aviation technician Erwin Tumiri, who in 2016 also survived LaMia Flight 2933.[4][5] Later the government forces identified that there were 45 passengers, and the number of deaths rose to 21 and the number of wounded to 17.[2]
References
- "Bus de Trans Carrasco se embarranca en Colomi y deja al menos 20 fallecidos" [Trans Carrasco bus runs aground in Colomi and leaves at least 20 dead] (in Spanish). La Razón. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Reportan 20 muertos en accidente en la ruta Cochabamba–Santa Cruz" [20 deaths reported in accident on the Cochabamba-Santa Cruz route]. Los Tiempos. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Accidente de un autobús deja al menos 20 muertos y 13 heridos en Bolivia" [Bus accident leaves at least 20 dead and 13 injured in Bolivia]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Sobreviviente de la tragedia del Chapecoense se salva en un accidente en el que murieron 21 personas en Bolivia" [Survivor of the Chapecoense tragedy is saved in an accident in which 21 people died in Bolivia]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- "El milagro Erwin Tumiri: sobrevivió a la tragedia de Chapecoense y ahora se salvó de un accidente en el que murieron 21 personas" [The miracle Erwin Tumiri: he survived the Chapecoense tragedy and is now saved from an accident in which 21 people died] (in Spanish). Infobae. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.