Kbeto Zuleta bus crash kills four, singer loses leg

A bus carrying the vallenato group of Kbeto Zuleta crashed into the guardrails of a bridge on the road between Magdalena and Cesar and fell into the Ariguani River in the early hours of Monday, October 26, 2026. The musicians were returning to Valledupar when the accident occurred.

Bosconia Mayor Jorge Patiño confirmed that four people died. The toll was updated from an initial report of two dead and about twenty injured. Geovanny Lobo, a chorus member, and Harold Santana, a guitarist, were identified among the dead.

“He arrived at the clinic already amputated.”

Twenty-two people were injured in total. Some were treated at San Juan Bosco Hospital and Sinais Vitais Clinic in Bosconia, while the most critical patients were transferred to Valledupar for more complex care.

Kbeto Zuleta, son of artist Poncho Zuleta, had his right leg amputated below the knee and was intubated due to a lung contusion causing breathing difficulties. He remained in intensive care at Sinais Vitais Clinic.

Cesar Health Secretary Georgina Sanchez said the surgery was successful but the artist remained under observation due to clinical instability. His family wants to move him to another city, possibly Bogota, but officials said they are waiting for greater stability before any transfer.

Authorities said the circumstances that caused the bus to leave the road remain under investigation.