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Multiple Deadly Road Crashes Hit Spain, Mexico, Argentina and Peru

A cluster of collisions has exposed recurring safety failures on known high‑risk roads.

Overview

  • Over Saturday and Sunday separate crashes left confirmed fatalities in several countries, with Pisco reporting four dead including a minor and Chiapas reporting two dead and 14 injured.
  • In Argentina investigators and firefighters at Ruta Nacional 34 near Rafaela confirmed two people died when a Ford Ranger rolled and rescuers used hydraulic cutters to free survivors who were taken to hospital in serious condition.
  • Reports from Puno vary between four and five dead after a crash between a minivan and a pickup on the Azángaro–Juliaca road, and authorities are conducting body recoveries and identity checks.
  • In Callao a car collided with a train and the driver was trapped and rescued by firefighters before transfer to a clinic, while in Madrid a two‑car frontal crash left two men seriously injured and one airlifted to hospital.
  • Emergency services including local fire brigades, Protección Civil, SUMMA 112 and police carried out stabilizations, helicopter evacuations and forensic pericias, and officials say causes remain under investigation which could prompt renewed road‑safety measures on hazardous routes.