Missing woman found dead in accident on Ruta 5 Sur

TALCA.- 22 year-old Natalia Aldana Ramos, who had been reported missing after falling into a stream alongside Ruta 5 Sur, was found this morning only four kilometers south of the accident site where a truck collided with two buses in the Maule Region.

The discovery of the woman, who had been traveling in a bus that was transferring temporary workers to the Molina area, was made by officers of the Special Operations Group of the National Police Force. As a result of the impact, the victim was ejected from the bus into the water.

Meanwhile, the majority of the 25 people injured in the accident are being treated at the Talca Hospital. According to reports, at least five people have been listed in critical condition.

The incident took place at the 229th kilometer of Ruta 5 Sur, near the San Rafael area, where the vehicles involved in the accident –a truck, a bus belonging to the Cidher company and a bus transporting temporary workers— still remain flipped over on the side of the road.

The crash took place when the back of the Cidher bus, which was traveling from Osorno to Santiago in the east-bound lane, was hit by a truck that was carrying wood, which was also hit by the bus carrying the temporary workers.