Overview

• Officials said the truck entered the curve at 44 km/h where 40 was allowed, the driver lost control and struck barriers, the tank ruptured, and an LP gas cloud spread about 180 meters before igniting.
• Forensic work reported no pre-existing failures in the vehicle or tank valves and no defects in the roadway, with the reconstruction supported by video analysis and 273 technical reports across 16 specialties.
• Prosecutors pointed to Silza/Grupo Tomza risk-management lapses including no pre-trip medical exam, insufficient training, rest-time violations (6 hours 20 minutes driven with only a 15-minute break and 16 hours in 24), and company logs of prior speeding at 108, 100 and 106 km/h that day.
• Authorities are pursuing damage-reparation agreements and say possible criminal imputations against the company remain on the table for culpable homicide, injuries and property damage, while the case file is reserved for three years.
• Families say Tomza has not delivered indemnifications despite earlier promises and active insurance policies; the toll stands at 31 dead, 59 injured with nine still hospitalized, and 52 vehicles damaged.