Overview
- A collision between a Ford Fiesta and a bitren on National Route 14 near Gobernador Virasoro left two people dead and two seriously injured, according to local authorities.
- The bitren driver, identified as Omar Agustín Rojas, was located and detained by order of prosecutor Facundo Cabral and the truck was found at a Santo Tomé construction yard.
- Police scientific teams are examining two main technical hypotheses in Corrientes: that the semitrailer detached after a broken drawbar ('lanza') or that the car aquaplaned on accumulated water and struck the rear of the bitren.
- A separate crash in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, occurred Sunday morning when a Volkswagen Bora rear-ended a private tourist bus, killing the car driver, seriously injuring two passengers, and prompting on-scene peritajes by the Oficina Fiscal and Policía Vial.
- The Corrientes probe has renewed debate over Resolution 1196/2025, which authorized nationwide bitren circulation; critics point to the vehicles’ length and weight and to poor two-lane road conditions as safety concerns that could prompt policy or infrastructure responses.