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Spain and Argentina Report Multiple Road Deaths in 24 Hours, Including Two Collisions With Loose Horses

Prosecutors have opened investigations into the separate crashes.

Overview

  • Extremadura’s 112 and the Guardia Civil reported a 35-year-old man died when his car struck a horse and overturned on the Ex-107 near Olivenza before dawn on Sept. 23.
  • Hours earlier in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a 37-year-old motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene after hitting a horse at a roundabout on the A-480, according to Andalucía’s 112.
  • In Río Cuarto, Córdoba, a 24-year-old university student died after a Toyota Hilux driven by a 37-year-old struck her motorcycle, with the driver at the disposal of justice and the fiscalía probing signal compliance.
  • Córdoba province authorities tallied multiple recent road fatalities, including a cyclist who drowned after falling into the Canal Maestro, with police and forensic reviews underway.
  • In La Banda, Santiago del Estero, 27-year-old motorcyclist Nicolás Díaz died after a fall, and the on-call prosecutor ordered an autopsy, toxicology testing, and camera checks.