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Two Sisters, 7 and 10, Killed by Bus After Getting Off Another in Las Heras

A negligent-homicide inquiry is underway led by the transit prosecutor in Mendoza.

Overview

  • The girls were struck on Wednesday around 6 p.m. on Lavalle 10,500 in El Algarrobal after disembarking from a Line 600 bus, according to a preliminary reconstruction.
  • Investigators say they tried to cross behind that vehicle and were hit by another bus from the same company traveling in the opposite direction.
  • The 36-year-old driver remained at the scene and was detained, and the case is being handled by the Fiscalía de Tránsito under fiscal Tomás Guevara.
  • Emergency personnel could not save the children at the scene, and authorities reported no injuries to the driver or passengers.
  • Local residents demanded speed reducers and tighter police controls on the corridor with bus stops on both sides near a school and other community facilities.