Giovanni Enrique Gutiérrez Mendoza, 52, and Diocenel Antonio León García , 72, remain in care centers, the two men who were injured at noon last Tuesday, January 16, after a traffic accident that occurred on Vía 40 and Calle 79, where a store-restaurant operates , in the north of the Atlantic capital.

The Traffic and Transportation Section of the Metropolitan Police of Barranquilla recorded that between 11:00 and 11:30 in the morning a TKC-583 license plate truck , affiliated with a solid and liquid cargo transportation company, had a mechanical failure when The front tire detached from its right hub, causing it to be ejected at full speed and towards the sidewalk.

The fact was shocking. It was recorded on a security camera at the business located at the address in question, where Gutiérrez and León were waiting for their lunches at plastic tables .

Other people who were at the site told the authorities that the accident “could have been more serious,” in the sense that the place is busy at 12:00 noon, the time when employees in the area go out to lunch.

This medium learned that in the case of Gutiérrez Mendoza he had a hip fracture and trauma to different parts of the body. While León García suffered injuries to his body and moderate head trauma.

It must be remembered that the previous year a similar accident occurred in the month of November, which claimed the life of a little girl who was only 9 years old and left another child, aged 5, seriously injured in events that occurred in the sector. of God's Blessing.

The minor Mirlanis Laudy Martínez Lastra was playing on the terrace of her house and, according to witnesses, the tire rolled several meters very quickly until it hit her hard on the head. Next to the little girl was the other child, who suffered multiple blows with the same car part. Given that, the minor was transferred to the Barranquilla General Hospital.

The truck, with SBL-473 license plates and a burgundy color, ended up crashing into a pole and the community tried to set fire to the vehicle, an action that was prevented by the agents. However, what they did manage to do was remove some items and take them away.