3 Dead on Portuguesa State Highway

While the cause of the accident is still unknown, a truck traveling on the José Antonio Páez highway veered off the road, plunged into a ravine, and collided with a tree.

The crashed truck veered off the road, plunged into a narrow ravine, and then collided with a tree; the specific cause of the accident has not been determined.

According to police reports, the vehicle was confirmed to have veered off the road and plunged into a narrow ravine.

The deceased were identified as First Lieutenant Adrián José Milano Rodríguez and Sergeant Major IO Reinaldo Antonio Gómez Cuervo, and the driver Francisco Azuaje also died.

Driver Francisco Azuaje was trapped in the vehicle immediately after the accident but was rescued by Civil Defense and fire department personnel.

Azuaje was confirmed to have died while being transported to Dr. Raúl de Pascual Hospital in Ospino.