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Investigations Deepen After Deadly Road Crashes Across Latin America

Investigations are underway across the region, with early fault assessments and scrutiny of police response.

Overview

  • Peru’s Piura region opened an internal police investigation after a 13-year-old in Sullana lost a leg in a triple collision, with the family alleging a patrol escort failed to render aid and the trailer driver remaining detained.
  • Chile’s traffic-crash unit SIAT reported preliminary evidence indicating the SUV driver caused a frontal collision on the Autopista Los Andes that killed three, including a Mendoza couple, as two girls remain hospitalized in serious condition.
  • Argentina recorded a fatality on Mendoza’s Ruta 7 as authorities said Santiago Corvalán lost control and crossed lanes, while an NGO tallied 168 road deaths so far this year in the province, including 25 in November.
  • Peru’s Tacna region reported multiple fatalities, including a motorcycle crash linked by witnesses to a roadway pothole and a pedestrian struck on the Panamericana, with police and prosecutors pursuing cause and responsibility.
  • Mexico’s Imtes said a Hermosillo bus crash with a rollover was triggered by a red-light violation, leaving four injured and both drivers initially detained as passengers described the impact and rescue.