Overview
- The crash occurred in the Camping Pucará dune area of Villa Gesell when the rider lost control of a quadbike and rolled multiple times.
- Local health officials reported a severe traumatic brain injury with facial involvement and other major injuries, and the patient remains in critical condition.
- Emergency crews from the SIES and a municipal beach ambulance provided immediate on-site care before rushing the man to Pinamar Hospital.
- After interventions to stabilize him, the Buenos Aires provincial Health Ministry and SIES coordinated an urgent helicopter flight to a high-complexity hospital in La Plata.
- The injured rider is a 27-year-old from Guernica, and authorities highlighted recurring dune-area vehicle accidents on the Atlantic coast, renewing calls for safer driving and stricter precautions.