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Prosecutor Orders Forensic Probe After Wild-Boar Evasion Leads to Fatal Río Negro Crash

Investigators focus on a tight, accident-prone curve near the ARSA pumping plant to establish what happened before dawn on January 1.

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El animal salvaje provocó el grave accidente que le costó la vida a dos personas.
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Overview

  • Police say the Chery Tiggo 2 swerved to avoid a wild boar and struck a roadside tree on Provincial Route 1 at km 26 around 4 a.m.
  • The driver, Lorena Salguero, 45, and her 14-year-old daughter died at the scene, according to first responders.
  • A 16-year-old son was freed from the wreck with minor injuries and remains in shock in Hospital Artémides Zatti’s ward 1.
  • The family from Bahía Blanca had been in Viedma for year-end visits and was headed toward the El Cóndor seaside resort.
  • Prosecutor Paula Rodríguez Frandsen ordered forensic examinations of the vehicle and site, while the victims’ remains await transfer to Bahía Blanca and local reports flag the curve’s high risk.