Influencer Yerly ‘Susa’ Lozada, 10, dies in horror motorcycle crash with bus in Colombia, as her brother Yomar says ‘God decided to take her’
- Yerly ‘Susa’ Lozada died on September 12 in a crash in the southwestern Colombian department of Huila
- The 10-year-old was riding on the back of a motorcycle with her sister, Argebis Lozada, 31, when they were hit by a public transport bus
- The 10-year-old and her sister, who survived, were known for filming comedy skits with their other two brothers on social media
A 10-year-old influencer was killed in an accident when a public transport bus struck the motorcycle she was riding in the southwestern Colombian department of Huila.
Yerly “Susa” Lozada and her sister, Argebis Lozada, 31, were driving on a road connecting the towns of Pitalito and San Agustín on September 12 when the driver apparently lost control of the bus and crashed into them.
Local media have reported that the vehicle experienced a mechanical failure before colliding with the motorcycle.
Yerly Lozada was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Argervis Lozada was rushed to San Antonio Hospital, where she remains hospitalized and is expected to be released Tuesday or Wednesday.
Colombian influencer Yerly Lozada, 10, was killed in an accident in Huila, Colombia, on September 12, when a bus with apparent mechanical problems crashed into the motorcycle she was riding. Her sister, Argebis Lozada, 31, survived and was hospitalized with injuries
Yerly Lozada poses with her older brother, Yomar Lozada, who told DailyMail.com that the 10-year-old was the “driving force” behind the comedy skits the siblings filmed for social media followers in Colombia
Family members carry the coffin containing the remains of Yerly Lozada, a 10-year-old influencer who died in an accident in Colombia on September 12
“It’s something we thought would never happen, something so terrible,” her brother, Yomar Lozada, 25, told DailyMail.com on Monday. “It’s a tragedy that is very painful.”
The siblings were known throughout Colombia as ‘Yomar, Tecla and Susa’, creating comedy sketches for social media from their rural home.
Yomar Lozada recalled that he and his brother, Johan Lozada, 15, first started posting videos in early 2021 before deciding to bring Yerly Lozada on board.
The good-humored content revolved around a modest family: Argebis Lozada played the mother role while her other three siblings acted as her children.
“Susa brought joy (to the videos). I told him, ‘You can do it,'” Yomar Lozada said. ‘She was a happy girl, very happy.’
Yerly Lozada dreamed of becoming a famous influencer and making enough money to build a house for her parents, from which her mother could run her baking business.
The late Yerly Lozada (center) with her sister, Argebis Lozada (left), who survived the accident, and her brother Yomar Lozada
Yerly Lozada, the youngest of nine children – the eldest died fourteen years ago – dreamed of becoming famous as an influencer and even modeling in the Andean nation.
The fourth-grader’s main goal was to help her siblings raise money to build their mother a house where she could run her baking business instead of doing it on the streets.
“She had very, very big dreams,” Yomar Lozada said. “I don’t know, everything changed overnight.”
He said the siblings recently completed a video featuring his late sister and had conversations with their parents about whether to continue creating content or stop.
“She was the driving force behind the page,” Yomar Lozada said. “So it’s really hard for me because I go to the page and look. So it hits me and my brothers and my father and mother very hard.’