At least two people were killed and a further 37 were injured on Sunday after a monster truck plowed into crowds at an exhibition event in the southern Colombian city of Popayan, in the province of Cauca, Governor Octavio Guzmán said in an early Monday X/Twitter post.
"We deeply regret the accident that occurred this afternoon, Sunday, in the Boulevard Rose sector, which has preliminarily left 37 people injured and at least 2 deceased," Guzmán wrote, sharing footage of the incident. "We have deployed our entire institutional capacity and coordination with the public and private hospital network, firefighters, and ambulance network to address the situation."
"We express our solidarity with the families of those affected by this tragic accident, as well as with our capital city, Popayán."
Child, one another reportedly killed
All those injured in the incident were evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment.
A Popayan city official said one of the victims was a 10-year-old girl, according to Colombian newspaper El Espectador, adding that a second individual had died after being evacuated to the hospital.
Videos on social media showed a large monster truck clearing an obstacle but failing to brake in time, causing the vehicle to veer off to the side and plow into spectators.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the footage.