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Caballito Crash Leaves Pickup Embedded in Pharmacy, Three Hospitalized

Police now attribute the crash to an intoxicated Amarok driver running a red light.

Overview

  • A Volkswagen Amarok collided with a Honda HR-V at Honorio Pueyrredón and Ángel Gallardo and ended up inside a Farmacity storefront.
  • Official sources told La Nación the Amarok driver was intoxicated, ran the red light at high speed, and struck an HR-V carrying an older couple.
  • Three people were transported to Hospital Durand with polytrauma after firefighters extricated a passenger and treated the drivers.
  • The pharmacy was evacuated as Emergencias 103 and City firefighters assessed severe structural damage and checked for collapse risk.
  • Traffic was partially restricted and police are reviewing nearby security cameras while forensic teams work to determine speeds and responsibility.