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Woman Dies in Mercedes vs Truck Crash on Bogota-Girardot Highway

A passenger died after a Mercedes vehicle collided with a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway in Colombia.

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A fatal traffic accident occurred on August 30, 2026, on the Bogota-Girardot highway in the Alto de Rosas sector involving a Mercedes vehicle and a truck. [1] One passenger in the Mercedes vehicle died due to the severity of the impact. [2] On August 30, a Mercedes-Benz driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway, killing 30-year-old Gabriela Peña Gómez. [3] The deceased victim was identified as Gabriela Peña Gómez, who was traveling as a passenger in the Mercedes. [4] Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. [5] Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. [6] The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. [7] A viral video captured the moment of the collision between the Mercedes and the truck. [8]
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  1. A fatal traffic accident occurred on August 30, 2026, on the Bogota-Girardot highway in the Alto de Rosas sector involving a Mercedes vehicle and a truck. · Publimetro Colombia
  2. One passenger in the Mercedes vehicle died due to the severity of the impact. · Publimetro Colombia
  3. On August 30, a Mercedes-Benz driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway, killing 30-year-old Gabriela Peña Gómez. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  4. The deceased victim was identified as Gabriela Peña Gómez, who was traveling as a passenger in the Mercedes. · Publimetro Colombia
  5. Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  6. Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  7. The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  8. A viral video captured the moment of the collision between the Mercedes and the truck. · Publimetro Colombia
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