Fatal crash in Salta and severe burn accident in Córdoba

In Salta, 30‑year‑old José Zatti died after the driver lost control of a vehicle that struck a retaining wall on the Northwest Ring Road on Saturday night. Police and forensic investigators secured the scene, and the body was transferred to a judicial morgue for further examination.

In Córdoba, a 45‑year‑old woman suffered extensive burns when a cellphone battery exploded inside a Renault Sandero, igniting a fire that caused the driver to lose control and crash into a storm drain near kilometre 7 of route E‑53. She remains in intensive care at the Institute of Burns, while the driver was taken to a municipal hospital. Authorities are investigating both incidents.