The Medelli Subwayn reported around noon this Thursday, February 3, that an incident occurred on the railway of the transportation system, which caused the death of two workers of the company.
The fatal victims, both Metro contractors, were identified as Gustavo Atehortúa, 49, and Carlos Mario López, 45. Both worked in the infrastructure area.
The men passed away being hit by a train at the Sabaneta Station while conducting routine inspections.
Tomás Elejalde, manager of the Metro, lamented what happened and indicated that it is a very sad day for the company, since the workers who died have been with the company for 25 years.
Elejalde confirmed that the situation is under investigation, but clarified that these people were performing routine tasks.
“There are some procedures and times to carry out these tasks on the rails. All this protocol is related to investigation, we have recordings and cameras to determine what happened,” Elejalde said.
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The incident caused the service between La Estrella and Sabaneta stations to be suspended, so the service only operates on Line A from Niquía to Itagüí.
“We activated the ‘Integrated routes contingency plan’ for users who need to move from stations without service: La Estrella and Sabaneta. The integrated routes of Caldas, La Estrella and Sabaneta will be integrated into the Itagüí station,” reported the Metro.
For his part, both the mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quinterolike the governor of Antioquia, Hannibal Gaviriaregretted the fact and sent condolences to the families of the victims.
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“The Metro Manager Tomás Elejalde has just given me the sad news of the death of two collaborators after a maintenance maneuver that resulted in a fatal accident. My prayers to them and their families,” said Quintero.
“Deep pain. We raise prayers for the eternal rest of the servants of the
Metro who lost their lives in an unfortunate incident. A hug of solidarity for their families and colleagues,” said Gaviria.
Mr. Manager of the Metro Tomás Elejalde has just given me the sad news of the death of two collaborators after a maintenance maneuver that resulted in a fatal accident. My prayers to them and their families.
– Daniel Quintero Calle (@QuinteroCalle) February 3, 2022
Deep pain. We raise prayers for the eternal rest of the servants of the @metrodemedellin who lost their lives in an unfortunate incident. A solidarity hug for your families and colleagues 🙏🏻 https://t.co/kMvocfCTMI
– Aníbal Gaviria Correa (@anibalgaviria) February 3, 2022
In the afternoon, the Metro service was collapsed, not only in the stations in the south of Valle de Aburrá where the incident occurred, but also because someone used the emergency lever at the Exposiciones station.
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