A fatal traffic accident occurred on the night of Friday, July 8, on Calle 13 with Carrera 39, in the city of Bogotá. Apparently, a vehicle collided with a taxi, in which a woman was traveling, who died of serious injuries.
The authorities confirmed the terrible fact. In addition, they indicated that The driver of the private vehicle was apparently intoxicated.. According to the first versions, the driver of the car would be the popular music singer Freddy Burbano.
“We are presented with a traffic accident involving a private vehicle and a taxi vehicle. In that event there are four injured people, who are transferred (to a health center). Unfortunately, one person died en route”, explained Major José Daniel Soto, deputy commander of the Traffic Police in Bogotá,
This accident also left four people injured, who were transferred to the Santa Juliana Medical SAS Clinic in the country’s capital.
Preliminary, it was also revealed that the popular “change” of the driver was attempted, however, the witnesses and an occupant of the vehicle would not have allowed this act to be carried out.
On the afternoon of Saturday, July 9, it was learned that Freddy Burbano, a well-known popular music singer who was allegedly driving the vehicle involved in the accident, He was transferred to the Puente Aranda URI to answer for the events that occurred on Friday night.
Who is Freddy Burbano?
The popular music singer has a community of more than 105,000 followers on Instagram and 305,000 subscribers on YouTube. He is recognized for songs like Bohemian, Infidelity, White Background y sad at christmas
Originally from Puerto Guzmán, Putumayo, he moved at a very early age along with his parents, settling in the municipality of Muzo, in Boyacá. There, his father dedicated himself to mining while he and his three brothers studied at the municipal school, according to the Codiscos website.
Orlando Burbano, Freddy’s father, instilled singing in him since he was six years old, so he was chosen to star in various cultural activities in the town where they lived.
Once he had decided to pursue a musical career, Freddy Burbano toured various artistic centers in Bogotá to make his voice known. His first singles were two of his most successful songs to date: Infidelity y Bohemian.
Jhonny Rivera assures that in Bogotá they always confuse him with Giovanni Ayala
In other facts, Jhonny Rivera is one of the most famous popular music singers in Colombia in recent years. In addition to his recognized talent in songs about love and heartbreak, The Risaraldense is admired by his fans due to the spontaneous way in which he addresses them and shares every detail of his professional and personal life.
The artist recalled an anecdote that is repeated over and over again every time he visits the country’s capital: on several occasions he has been confused by the people of Bogotá with the popular music singer Giovanny Ayala.
He confessed this through stories on his official Instagram account, where more than three million users follow him. On the platform he decided to talk about it while having breakfast in a hotel restaurant where he is staying.
The situation happened again on his most recent visit to Bogotá, when he was about to go down in an elevator. There he was approached by a person who greeted him kindly and asked how he was. But according to the singer, in that question, the person mentioned the name of Giovanny Ayala, thinking that it was the name of Jhonny Rivera. That, according to the Risaraldense, he was not the only person who confused him.
“Hey, they do confuse me in Bogotá with Giovanny Ayala. I am terrified. Today there are two people. In the elevator a man: Don Giovanny, good morning, how did you wake up?Said the popular music singer in his Instagram stories. He also made it clear to people that he was actually Jhonny Rivera, to which the person sheepishly apologized.