Taxi driver almost lynched for running over Emberá indigenous people in the center of Bogotá

An indigenous woman with her two children, who were traveling through the Seventh race in the vicinity of the Enrique Olaya Herrera National Park, were run over by a taxi driver who, due to these events, was about to be lynched by members of the Emberá community who have been occupying the space for seven months.

According to a version of witnesses collected by the RCN Radio portal, the driver had seriously injured these people, who were treated by emergency services in the capital and taken to health centers located in downtown Bogotá.

After this incident, the vehicle was stopped by Embera indigenous people who tried to lynch the driver because of the events that occurred, in a case similar to the one that occurred months ago with the driver Hildebrando Rivera, who died from beatings caused by a mob after he accidentally ran over a woman and her daughter .

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The timely intervention of the police prevented a catastrophe, but failed to contain the blockade that the seventh race suffered in both directions for about three hours, affecting the mobility of this sector of downtown Bogotá.

Through the intervention of the managers of coexistence as well as the Secretariat of Mobility, the capital's artery was unblocked after ten o'clock in the evening. The driver was insured by the police as well as the public transport vehicle.

This accident is the third in 2022 since, in addition to the death of Hildebrando Rivera, a minor was hit in February by another driver.

The events took place on the morning of Friday, February 25, 2022. The Personería de Bogotá confirmed that the minor was transferred to a medical center in the area. Several indigenous families have been located at the scene of the accident for several months.

According to the Personería de Bogotá, the accident occurred when a motorcyclist traveling through the seventh race ran over the minor, who was immediately taken to San Ignacio Hospital for treatment; her state of health is still unknown.

“In the face of the accident of an indigenous girl on Race 7 at the height of the National Park, our guardians of #GAEPVD verify the health care provided to her at the time to ensure respect for her #DDHH,” she assured the Personería in a trill that was published on their social networks and confirmed that they continue in the” follow-up to the accident of the indigenous girl who was transferred to the San Ignacio Hospital”.

In some images that were released by the authorities and some people on social networks, several members of the Emberá community were surrounding the motorcyclist who was involved in the accident and accompanied by the officials of the Personería de Bogotá, who were responsible for carrying out work in verification and monitoring of the situation.

“At this time, we are in dialogue with the motorcyclist involved and the indigenous community to promote spaces for consultation and active listening,” the Personería de Bogotá reported on social networks.

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