At least 5 dead in a traffic accident involving a military convoy in Venezuela | CNN

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At least five people lost their lives on Wednesday in a traffic accident in the state of Táchira, Venezuela, Táchira Civil Protection Director Jaiberth Zambrano told CNN.

The accident occurred on a lonely highway that connects the state capital, San Cristóbal, with the border town of San Antonio del Táchira, on the border with Colombia.

According to preliminary information, the brakes on a military truck carrying immigrants jammed and the vehicle rolled over, a government spokeswoman told CNN.

In addition to the fatalities, more than a dozen people were injured in the accident, as confirmed to CNN by both the director of Civil Protection and the government spokesperson.

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