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Two Dead, Children Critically Hurt in Separate Rural Highway Crashes in Argentina

Authorities have opened forensic probes, signaling tighter traffic controls on high‑risk corridors.

Overview

  • In Mendoza, a pickup overturned on Ruta Nacional 143 at km 333 near General Alvear, killing Irma Noemí Martínez, 65, at the scene and injuring three other occupants.
  • A 7-year-old girl from the RN143 rollover is in grave condition at Hospital Schestakow in San Rafael with an exposed maxillofacial fracture, bilateral pulmonary contusion, a pelvis fracture and severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Police from local comisarías, Vial, Científica personnel and a fiscal aide conducted pericial work at the RN143 site to determine the cause of the overturn.
  • In Salta on Sunday, a motorcycle carrying two sisters collided with a camioneta towing agricultural machinery on RN34 near Metán Viejo, resulting in the death of the 11-year-old passenger and serious injuries to the 17-year-old driver.
  • The 11-year-old was taken to Hospital Del Carmen in San José de Metán and a helicopter transfer was attempted due to her condition, as investigators in both provinces continue to examine dynamics and potential responsibility.