Colombia’s National Police say a bus overturned on the Garzón–Neiva highway in Huila, killing at least six people and injuring 11.
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A bus overturned on the Garzón–Neiva highway in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring 11, Colombia’s National Police said.
The police report cited by investigators said the driver may have briefly fallen asleep at the wheel, and described the possibility of an episode of “microsleep,” meaning falling asleep for a few seconds.
Authorities were still working to determine the exact circumstances of the crash in the department of Huila. Police did not immediately identify the victims.
In the report, Col. Edwin Correa, director of the police’s traffic and transportation division, said drivers must ensure they have had “adequate rest before beginning a journey.”
The bus was headed to Bogota and had departed from the community of San Vicente in Colombia’s southern department of Caquetá. After the bus was removed from the road, traffic was restored.
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