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Family Survives 20-Meter Plunge on Argentina's Route 7 on Christmas Day

Police are conducting on-scene forensic work to determine why the Peugeot left the roadway.

Overview

  • The car, a white Peugeot 208, lost control, struck the guardrail, and fell roughly 20 meters in a high-mountain stretch near km 1088 between El Salto and the Guido curve.
  • Five people were on board; the driver and two teenagers, 15 and 14, were uninjured.
  • The mother suffered a dislocated right shoulder with moderate polytrauma, and a 9-year-old girl sustained a mild traumatic brain injury.
  • SEC medics treated the pair at the scene and transported them to Hospital Fleming, where doctors reported no life-threatening injuries.
  • The crash occurred around 1:50 p.m., and authorities have opened an investigation to establish the precise cause of the loss of control.