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“Relaxed, relaxed, keep calm”… were the words pronounced by Juan Ricardo Jerez Olivares, the driver of the 026 Translebrija bus, with license plates SRZ-964, who had an accident on the road between the airport toll booth and the municipality of Girón , near the El Vaquero powder store.
The route left at 6:20 in the morning on Tuesday from the urban area of Lebrija with 24 people, including a child under 5 years of age, and the bus driver. It was a special tour because it was Car Free Day in the metropolitan area. I was full.
But after passing the toll, some 500 meters ahead, according to the testimony of Juan Ricardo, he noticed a mechanical failure in the car, it had run out of brakes.
Inside the bus, once the driver stated that he had no brakes, one of the passengers activated his cell phone camera and began to record the distressing moments.
The video shows the moment when the driver tries to stop driving against the ravine, they roll over to the left and crash into the trunk.
Immediately the 24 people who were in the car began to leave through the side windows and the one at the rear, also through the hatch.
Cyclists and drivers of vehicles that were traveling through the area stopped their journeys and also helped the injured.
The official report was 24 injured, 5 with serious injuries, but they remain stable. One of those referred to medical centers was a child under the age of five who had moderate head trauma and blows to the arms.