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Hotel Van Breaches Recoleta Plaza Fence in Buenos Aires

Police reported no pedestrian injuries as medics took the 40-year-old driver to Hospital Rivadavia for whiplash plus a panic attack.

Overview

  • A Citroën Jumpy belonging to a hotel fleet smashed through the perimeter fence of Plazoleta Blas Parera at Juncal and Paraná and ended up on the landscaped area.
  • Officers from Comisaría Vecinal 2 A responded to the scene, and SAME transported the driver after he reported dizziness.
  • Authorities removed the vehicle, reopened the plaza minutes later, and installed a preventive barrier in front of the damaged fence.
  • Police sources said the driver lost control before crossing the fence into the plaza.
  • Accounts differ on whether the van hit the central monument, with La Nación citing security-camera images suggesting contact and TN reporting no impact.