The calm on one of the most important highways in the country was interrupted on the night of Sunday, July 26, after a serious accident was reported due to the overturning of an intercity bus.
According to information provided by the Cundinamarca Fire Department, the events occurred on the Tunja – Bogotá road, at the height of the Alto del Tigre sector, between the municipality of Suesca and Chocontá.
This is what is known about the accident on the Tunja – Bogotá road
The incident was attended by the Suesca Volunteer Fire Department with support from Sesquilé Firefighters, Gachancipá Firefighters, and Chocontá Firefighters. There was also a presence of ambulances in the area.
The traffic authorities confirmed that the serious accident left around 20 people injured. Fortunately, no one lost their life.
Likewise, the affected were transferred to the nearest hospital to rule out any health complications.
Travelers and freight carriers reported via social media that the crash caused mobility disruptions for several hours during the night. In fact, the National Roads Institute (Invías) explained that the dual carriageway remained closed for approximately three hours.
A video shared on social media showed that the intercity bus was overturned on the side of the road while the injured were being attended to by ambulances.
“Be patient because there is a bus accident on the Tunja – Bogotá road,” “a bus overturned on the road to Bogotá, no passage,” “I’ve been stuck for more than 2 hours in an accident,” were some of the comments left by users on X.
Although the accident occurred around 7:00 p.m. on July 26, at the time of publishing this note the cargo vehicle was still on the road awaiting a tow truck for removal. Regarding this, the Cundinamarca Traffic Police specified that traffic on the dual carriageway remains reduced to one lane.
Accident statistics in Cundinamarca
Colombian highways recorded an alarming death toll during the first four months of the year. According to the latest report from the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV), between January and April 2026 there were 3,019 fatalities in traffic accidents nationwide. The figure reflects a 19.4% increase compared to the same period in 2025, which translates to 490 additional deaths on national roads.
The statistics reveal a clear pattern about who is dying on the country’s roads: the vast majority are men, who represent eight out of ten fatalities (80.7%), compared to 19.3% women. The impact is most strongly concentrated in the productive and young population; adults aged 29 to 59 account for nearly half of the deaths (43.8%), while young people aged 18 to 28 make up 29.4% of this tragic toll.
Motorcyclists remain the most vulnerable road users in the country, accounting for 65.7% of the fatalities during this period, according to the ANSV report. The tragic list of fatalities is completed, in order, by pedestrians, occupants of private vehicles, and cyclists.
FELIPE SANTANILLA AYALA
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