Overview
- Carmen Emilia Brandán, 65, and Jorge Clemente Cuello, 67, died at the scene when their Toyota Corolla collided head-on with a red double-cab pickup at kilometer 36 of Route CH-115 in Paso Nevado, San Clemente.
- Carabineros closed the route for SIAT Talca to conduct on-scene peritajes, and the findings were turned over to the Chilean Public Ministry for crash reconstruction.
- The pickup’s two Chilean occupants were rescued with injuries and were later reported out of danger by authorities.
- The couple, residents of Barrio Liceo in Córdoba, had just crossed the border en route to Talca on a short shopping trip during the long weekend.
- Their son publicly requested government support and donations to cover repatriation, saying costs and paperwork are delaying the return of the bodies.