A soldier of the National Army lost his life on the roads of the municipality of Curumaní, Cesar, while another six were seriously injured, after suffering a traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident occurred on the road that leads to the village of Las Vegas, when a tractor-trailer hit a van in which the soldiers were traveling.

After the strong impact, the truck was dragged to the side of the road and left with twisted cans, while the wounded soldiers were trapped inside this vehicle.

Other drivers helped rescue the injured who were identified as: Brayan Harley Ossa Vargas,

José Fernández Becerra, Alonso González Juan, Jhon Jairo Salinas Alarcón, Jeferson Parra Castañeda and Brayan Gutiérrez.

It was also known that the fatal victim died immediately and his body was lying on the road.

The Traffic and Highway Police in Cesar, was in charge of carrying out the urgent acts and the respective removal of the corpse. In addition to advancing investigations to determine the causes of the incident.

For now it is unknown to which military unit these uniformed men belong.