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Summer Road Crashes and Filicide in Buenos Aires Trigger Urgent Searches and Probes

Investigators are focusing on suspected mechanical and infrastructural failures following multiple accidents that killed and injured dozens across three countries

Overview

  • In Hidalgo, a vehicle plunged into the La Línea sewer canal, killing two grandparents and rescuing a 17-year-old survivor as crews continue hunting for her missing eight-year-old brother
  • A head-on collision on the Mexicali–San Felipe highway left two dead and five critically injured and authorities have opened a separate investigation into a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Mexicali
  • Across Argentina and Spain, incidents ranging from a detached-wheel rollover in Guaymallén to a rural road crash in Ávila have been linked to suspected brake failures and hazardous routes
  • Emergency services from Protección Civil Hidalgo to Spain’s Guardia Civil and forensic teams are combing crash sites for evidence amid the peak summer travel season
  • In Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, 52-year-old Alejandro Rufo was detained and hospitalized after fatally stabbing his eight-year-old son and attempting suicide, prompting a judicial inquiry into domestic violence and mental health support