At least a dozen people were injured in a multiple  rush-hour collision that occurred on Monday, April 11, on the Boyd Roosevelt highway, near Ciudad Bolívar leading to massive traffic congestion

According to police reports, the incident was triggered by the failure of a  dump truck’s brakes.

At least 10 vehicles were involved including several that overturned. The injured were treated by paramedics from the Single Emergency Service (SUME-911).