José Buitrago, the father of children aged 4 and 11, died in the middle of the accident. Courtesy

a family of municipality of Paratebueno, located in the department of Cundinamarca, he faces a tragedy. February 19, Jose Buitrago and their two children, 4 and 11 years old, respectively, they were hit by a van while returning home from an area spa.

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According to information obtained by citytvthe three members of the family were mobilizing on motorbikes when, apparently, the driver of the vehicle entered the lane they were traveling in, crushing all three of them on the spot.

In the midst of the crash, according to reports, José Buitrago, the children’s father, dead instantlywhile his son and daughter were seriously injured for which they had to be transferred to the Villavicencio Regional Hospital.

“In the accident, my husband died and my two children were seriously injured. We manage on one side and the other to ensure that solution we get from EPS and then the goodness of good hearts please help us because I don’t want my daughter to lose her leg due to lack of management of the EPS”account citytv Mariluz Cubillos, wife and mother of the victims.

In a video shared on GlobeLiveMedia, The mother of the little ones reiterated that the health situation of the two is serious. One of them needs a transplantation and, to date, according to him, the EPS has not given them permission to perform the respective surgeries.

Reference picture. In the middle of the accident, the father of miners lost his life
Reference picture. In the middle of the accident, the father of miners lost his life

“I need urgent support from the EPS, to authorize the operation. Otherwise we’re going to have to amputate the small leg. No one gave me an answer, I’m a low income woman, I don’t even have money to eat”said Mariluz Cubillos.

Agree with citytv, the mother of the minors has already filed a series of guardianships with the EPS; however, to date, medical procedures to authorize the series of surgeries have not been expedited.

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During this time, the health superintendence monitors the process in order to speed it up. The follow-up report, as indicated by the entity to GlobeLiveMediait will be ready until next week.

Repository file image. Motorcyclists, among the actors of the road who die the most in Colombia. crush
Repository file image. Motorcyclists, among the actors of the road who die the most in Colombia. crush

It should be recalled that, according to the latest report of the Observatory of the National Road Safety Agency (Ansv), six out of ten people who die in road accidents are bikers.

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This was announced by the Observatory on February 17, when it revealed that in January of this year the number of road accidents in Colombia had increased, registering a figure of 618 people diedwhich represents an increase of 8.2% compared to January 2022.

“In particular, motorcyclists account for the greatest number of deaths in road accidents, because 371 of them lost their lives on the tracks during the first month of the year. It should be noted that approximately 40% of these deaths can be associated with the lack of experience and expertise of the drivers at the time of the road accident”, explained the entity.

Concerning the second road actor most affected by road accidents, the Observatory’s report indicates that it is the pedestrianswhich represent 21% of the deaths in the country’s road corridors, since 129 of them were crushed.

“We have determined that much of the loss on the tracks is the speedingwith a considerable increase in road accidents, that is why today the call of the National Road Safety Agency is to respect the speed limits in the country, to be aware and to have empathy with other road actors”concluded the technical director of the Observatory of the National Road Safety Agency, Jasson Cruz Villamil.

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