At least two people have died and 19 others were injured in a multi-vehicle pile-up at a toll booth in central Colombia on Wednesday morning, local authorities confirmed. The crash occurred when a milk truck lost its brakes and collided with six other vehicles and a motorcycle on a highway in the Cundinamarca region, 50 kilometres north of Bogota.
Governor Emilio Rey reported on social media that the injured are receiving treatment at nearby hospitals, though no further details on their conditions were provided. Emergency services, including 11 ambulances, firefighters, and police, were deployed to the scene.
Witnesses described hearing several explosions and seeing vehicles engulfed in flames. Hollman Osma, who witnessed the accident, told local outlet Noticias Caracol: 'I saw when the truck went through the toll booth, then there was an explosion, it overturned, and there were strong explosions and vehicles burning. There was absolutely nothing that could be done.'
Images broadcast by Colombian media showed people crying and helping rescue those trapped, with vehicles destroyed and on fire. The road remains closed as investigations continue.
