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Traffic accidents reported across Latin America and Spain
Multiple traffic incidents have been reported across various regions. In San Lorenzo, Paraguay, an 18-year-old man died and two others were injured after a driver, who tested positive for alcohol, caused a collision on Mariscal López Avenue. This incident has prompted calls from the Ombudsman for more permanent and rigorous sobriety checkpoints.
In Argentina, several accidents occurred, including a 43-year-old man in a wheelchair being struck by a car in La Plata, and an 11-year-old boy being hit by a municipal truck in Paraná. In Villa La Angostura, a collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle left a young man injured.
In Peru, an interprovincial bus traveling from Ayacucho to Ica veered off the road in Pisco, leaving 11 passengers injured; the driver reportedly fled the scene. Other reports from Peru mention various collisions on the Carretera Central.
In Spain, a man's body was found in a ravine in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and a vehicle overturned in Conil, Lanzarote, injuring the sole occupant. Other regional reports include a fatal motorcycle accident in Nicaragua and a fatal crash in Venezuela.
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