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Multiple fatal accidents and incidents reported across Latin America
Multiple fatal traffic accidents and incidents have been reported across several countries.
In Argentina, several collisions occurred, including a head-on crash on Route 30 between Rauch and Tandil that killed one person and injured six. In La Pampa, a collision between two heavy trucks at the intersection of Routes 35 and 18 resulted in injuries, a vehicle fire, and a spilled cargo. Other incidents included a fatal crash in Jujuy involving a truck and a pickup, and a collision in Mendoza that claimed the lives of two elderly tourists. In Río Grande, a large group of cyclists gathered to mourn Mariano Coronel, a cyclist killed after being struck by a vehicle on Route 3.
In Paraguay, a 24-year-old man died from electrocution while working on power lines in San Pedro. Additionally, a motorcyclist died in Yguazú after hitting a truck, and a driver in Nueva Alborada was arrested after a collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup while under the influence of alcohol.
Other international reports include a bus rollover in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador, which left two dead and six injured, and a fatal head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Bioceánica highway in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, resulting in seven deaths. In Guatemala, two people died in forest fires in Sololá, and separate attacks in Villa Nueva caused two additional deaths.
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