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Two Early-Morning Crashes on Argentine National Routes Leave One Dead and Several Injured

Investigators are pursuing causes in both cases, with early evidence pointing to a lane invasion on Ruta 34.

Overview

  • A chain collision around 1 a.m. on Ruta Nacional 34 near Herrera (km 576) involved a pickup and two heavy trucks, leaving two people hospitalized.
  • Initial on‑scene examinations and driver testimonies indicate a white pickup crossed into the opposite lane and hit a Mercedes truck driven by Jesús Torres.
  • The following Iveco truck, driven by Fernando Luis Bertone, veered off the roadway and came to rest on adjacent railway tracks after the impact.
  • Police found a severely damaged white Toyota Hilux driven by Marcelo Raúl Castillo with passenger Adriana Sauco; Criminalística conducted peritajes and the Añatuya prosecutor’s office intervened.
  • Around 6 a.m. on Ruta 143 at Villa Atuel, a Ford Ka overturned, the 25‑year‑old driver died at Hospital Schestakow, and three passengers remained hospitalized as Comisaría 26, Policía Científica and Policía Vial investigate; the crash followed a separate fatal collision Saturday near Monte Comán.