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Three Killed and Dozens Hurt in Separate Road Crashes in Argentina and Spain

Following the Hilux driver’s hospital death, UFIJ Nº 1 has taken charge of the Ruta 3 investigation, with the Ruta 18 motorist detained on aggravated homicide charges.

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Hospital provincial de Río Cuarto.
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Overview

  • The Hilux driver, identified as Jorge Velandi, died Monday at Hospital Español, raising the confirmed death toll from the Ruta 3 crash near Bahía Blanca to three.
  • A Toyota Hilux sideswiped a Renault Sandero at kilometer 706 before overturning, killing Nancy and Miriam Louvecez at the scene and seriously injuring two other occupants.
  • Unidad Fiscal de Investigaciones Judiciales Nº 1 is leading the formal probe into the causes and responsibilities of the Ruta 3 collision.
  • In Entre Ríos, a 10-year-old boy riding a bicycle was fatally struck on Ruta 18 and the 69-year-old driver remains detained on charges of aggravated culpable homicide.
  • Spanish traffic authorities reported at least 19 injuries in separate crashes on the AP-7 in Castellón, EX-A1 near Coria, A-5 at Mérida and A-62 at Dueñas, with several minors treated on scene or hospitalized.