A 41 year old man died and a 19-year-old man seriously injured after being attacked in the middle of the Perito Moreno highway during the morning of this Saturday. The incident occurred at the Parque Avellaneda tollbooth and everything would have been triggered when the victims got out of the van in which they were traveling due to an alleged mechanical failure. Then, They were hit by a vehicle that then fled.
According to the first information, The victims were from the Buenos Aires town of Bavio and were heading as a family, aboard two vans, to an equestrian event in Campo de Mayo. The victims were traveling aboard a White Toyota Hilux and with a trailer hitched to the back, where they transported a total of four horses and a team of cowbells.
City Police confirmed that the victim had stopped his vehicle on the shoulder to change tires with his son. However, one white Ford Ecosport He attacked them and then fled towards General Paz Avenue in the direction of the province.
From Urban Highways Public Limited Company (AUSA) assured that the truck that accompanied the Hilux It had its beacon lights on. And that the vehicle that caused the tragedy came down the Alberdi ramp.
When the ambulance arrived, the emergency services found that the older man was in cardiorespiratory arrest. Despite resuscitation attempts, no response was obtained and his death was confirmed at the scene. “Unfortunately, when we arrived we tried to revive the man who suffered the worst impact, but there was no way to save him”declared the head of SAME, Alberto Crescentiin communication with TN.
The second affected, a 19 year old young manwas immediately transferred to Pinero Hospital with a diagnosis of polytrauma. In this sense, Crescenti stated: “According to the injuries he has, he would be out of danger, but the other man took the worst part.”
From the Buenos Aires security force they stated that, after surveying the security cameras, The Highway Division personnel have already identified the vehicle and are working on its prompt arrest.with intervention from UFLA Sur. The accident area remains reduced to facilitate expert tasks and the transfer of the injured.
Earlier, there was developed a multiple crash at the intersection of Carlos Calvo and November 24and that left as a balance 12 year old girl injured. The accident involved a Chevrolet Joy and a Fiat Unoand also caused the impact against a Volkswagen Gol which was parked and without occupants.
As reported City Policehe Chevrolet Joy was circulating on November 24 when the Fiat Uno would have crossed the red lightwhich triggered the collision between both vehicles. As a result, the Chevrolet collided with the parked Volkswagen Gol.
The minor, who was traveling as a passenger in the Chevrolet, suffered a rib trauma and was transferred by SAME personnel to Ramos Mejía Hospitalaccompanied by her mother. The initial diagnosis indicated that the girl is safe.
The case involves the Flagrancy Fiscal Unit East (UFLA Este), led by Dr. Pablo Vidal, who ordered the first measures to clarify the mechanics of the accident.
