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Pinamar Dune Crash: Doctors Plan Third Surgery for 8-Year-Old in Critical Care

The case has renewed calls for stricter oversight of off‑road vehicles in La Frontera.

Overview

  • Hospital officials reported slight stabilization in intensive care with inotropic support, no recent blood transfusions, and a plan to remove liver packing at midday if vital signs hold, which could avoid a transfer to Mar del Plata.
  • The child was gravely injured in a frontal collision between a Volkswagen Amarok and a UTV on Monday evening in La Frontera and was taken unconscious to the Hospital Municipal de Pinamar.
  • Two girls aged 7 and 9 who were in the UTV suffered injuries, including a facial trauma with a maxillary fracture in one case, and adults, including the boy’s father, sustained polytraumas.
  • The boy’s mother said neither her son nor his father was driving the UTV and rejected claims they were racing.
  • Emergency crews, police, and forensic teams worked the scene as the local judiciary gathers statements to reconstruct the crash, while residents criticize the lack of effective controls on the dunes.