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[INTERNATIONAL] · Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Colombia · 17 sources

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Fatal traffic accidents reported across Latin America

Multiple fatal traffic accidents have been reported across various regions in Latin America. In Argentina, three young men died in Santa Fe after being struck by a pickup truck while changing a tire on a provincial route. In Córdoba, a police officer was killed after being struck by a freight train while performing additional surveillance duties. Other incidents in Argentina include a fatal collision between two motorcycles and a tractor in Misiones, and a fatal crash in Mendoza involving a driver attempting to evade a traffic control checkpoint.

In Uruguay, a head-on collision between a Scania truck and a Renault Logan in Cerro Largo resulted in the death of the car driver. In Chile, a 40-year-old man died in a supermarket parking lot in Metrenco after being struck by a truck in reverse; the driver fled the scene and was later apprehended.

In Mexico, several accidents were reported, including a fatal rollover on the Reynosa-Río Bravo highway that led to the detention of a survivor, and a collision in Aguascalientes that killed a 20-year-old driver. In Colombia, a triple collision involving a car and two motorcycles in Valle del Cauca left three people dead. In Sinaloa, Mexico, two young men died in a head-on motorcycle collision in Angostura.

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Argentina · Carabineros · Chile · Cordoba · Cruz Roja · Córdoba Police · Juan Pablo Quinteros · Latin America · Mexico · Ministério Público · Nicolás Yozía · Policía de Córdoba

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