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Car Fire and Bus Crash Snarl Buenos AiresLa Plata Highway With No Injuries

Authorities opened an investigation into the bus incident following the safe clearance of both scenes.

Overview

  • A Renault Sandero caught fire near km 23 toward Buenos Aires around midday, and the driver exited without injury.
  • Móvil 20 of the Quilmes Fire Department, led by Inspector Leonardo Patelli, extinguished the blaze, and AUBASA towed the burned vehicle under the jurisdiction of Comisaría 1ª de Quilmes.
  • Later, a Misión Buenos Aires bus left the roadway at km 52, struck a guardrail, and became lodged while carrying passengers who were reported uninjured.
  • The bus leaked diesel that AUBASA crews treated with an ecological mineral absorbent as emergency teams managed traffic delays and secured the area.
  • The bus case remains under investigation by Buenos Aires provincial police in Ensenada with AUBASA and Seguridad Vial participating to determine the cause.