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Storms Snarl Mendoza Travel With Crashes and a Death on Route to Chile

Travel hinges on a safety reassessment that could reopen the Cristo Redentor tunnel later today.

Overview

  • Heavy morning rain, wind and hail triggered multiple road incidents across Greater Mendoza and mountain corridors.
  • On Acceso Este in Guaymallén, a 26-year-old driver hit a road sign and rolled her car into an irrigation ditch, sustaining injuries but testing negative for alcohol.
  • A crash on Acceso Sur in Godoy Cruz involving a car, a pickup and a motorcycle left the motorcyclist on the pavement for about an hour before an ambulance arrived and reduced lanes slowed traffic.
  • Near Horcones on the route to Chile, a collision between Argentine and Chilean vehicles left the Argentine driver dead, and a separate jackknifed truck briefly blocked the roadway.
  • Authorities kept the Cristo Redentor tunnel closed as a preventive measure with a possible reopening around 14:00 if conditions improve, and the public opening of Laguna del Diamante was postponed due to snow.