Overview
- Around 8 a.m. Tuesday, a UTV rolled in Costa Esmeralda, injuring two men; one suffered a hip fracture and was taken to the Mar de Ajó hospital, with no immediate provincial police report because the crash occurred inside a private area.
- Days earlier in La Frontera, a Can-Am UTV exiting the dunes collided head-on with a Volkswagen Amarok, leaving an 8-year-old unconscious and a 30-year-old with facial injuries.
- Pinamar hospital reports the child underwent two emergency surgeries for liver and lung injuries and remains in intensive care in a clinically stable but critical condition, with TN noting a slight improvement.
- Judicial authorities classified the La Frontera case as culpable injuries, and the investigation remains underway.
- UTVs are increasingly common on these dunes and, despite roll cages and cabins, often lack visible plates that hinder enforcement in mixed-use areas shared by vehicles and beachgoers.