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Two Dead in Palermo After Motorcycle Collides With Line 166 Bus

Authorities are probing traffic-light compliance to determine Metrobús right‑of‑way responsibility.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 8 a.m. at Juan B. Justo and Córdoba in Buenos Aires, where emergency responders confirmed both motorcyclists died at the scene.
  • SAME identified the victims as men reported to be about 30 and 50 years old.
  • The bus driver received on-site medical assistance after a nervous crisis.
  • Witness accounts differ on whether a red light was ignored, and investigators are assessing if the riders were run over after falling.
  • Police closed stretches of Juan B. Justo and Córdoba for forensic work, while a separate three-vehicle collision in Flores earlier injured three people, including a 17-year-old taken to a hospital.