# Woman Dies in Mercedes vs Truck Crash on Bogota-Girardot Highway

A passenger died after a Mercedes vehicle collided with a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway in Colombia.

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A fatal traffic accident occurred on August 30, 2026, on the Bogota-Girardot highway in the Alto de Rosas sector involving a Mercedes vehicle and a truck. [^1]

One passenger in the Mercedes vehicle died due to the severity of the impact. [^2]

On August 30, a Mercedes-Benz driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway, killing 30-year-old Gabriela Peña Gómez. [^3]

The deceased victim was identified as Gabriela Peña Gómez, who was traveling as a passenger in the Mercedes. [^4]

Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. [^5]

Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. [^6]

The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. [^7]

A viral video captured the moment of the collision between the Mercedes and the truck. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A fatal traffic accident occurred on August 30, 2026, on the Bogota-Girardot highway in the Alto de Rosas sector involving a Mercedes vehicle and a truck. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
2. One passenger in the Mercedes vehicle died due to the severity of the impact. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
3. On August 30, a Mercedes-Benz driven by Andrés Cubillos crashed into the rear of a truck on the Bogota-Girardot highway, killing 30-year-old Gabriela Peña Gómez. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
4. The deceased victim was identified as Gabriela Peña Gómez, who was traveling as a passenger in the Mercedes. (Publimetro Colombia, News)
5. Paula Peña alleged that Andrés Cubillos threw beer cans into a ditch immediately after the crash and did not attempt to assist his sister. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
6. Paula Peña, the sister of the deceased woman, stated that police officers who arrived at the scene did not administer a breathalyzer test to the surviving driver, Andrés Cubillos. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. The family reported that Andrés Cubillos was tested for alcohol at the hospital and the results indicated a first-degree alcohol level. (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
8. A viral video captured the moment of the collision between the Mercedes and the truck. (Publimetro Colombia, News)

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