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Motorcycle and traffic accidents in Latin America

Overview

Reports indicate several separate motorcycle-related and general traffic incidents across various regions in Latin America. In Paraguay, previous reports noted a motorcyclist died after striking the rear of a bus in Ypané. More recently, a 39-year-old woman, Lizzi Isabel Martínez Aguilera, died after her motorcycle struck a cow on route PY22 near Belén and Concepción, an incident that has prompted calls for stricter enforcement regarding livestock on public roads. In Argentina, an 8-year-old girl, Nayla Lucía Minatit, died in Maipú, Mendoza, after her motorcycle collided with a Ford F-100 pickup truck; the truck driver tested negative during a breathalyzer test. Other Argentine incidents include a collision on Provincial Route 65 in Santa Fe that killed three young people while they were changing a tire, a 75-year-old driver losing control of a truck in Salta and injuring three teenagers, a cyclist struck in Catamarca, a truck hanging from a bridge in Luján, and a collision between a heavy vehicle and a pickup near Oncativo. Recent reports also include a 17-year-old motorcyclist who died after hitting a parked trailer in San Andrés Dos, alongside various collisions involving motorcycles and heavy vehicles in Misiones, La Rioja, and Buenos Aires. Newer reports highlight further fatalities, including a head-on collision on the Circunvalación de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic that killed five people, including a pregnant National Police officer identified as Lenny Pérez. In the Dominican Republic, an Army lieutenant, Eduardo Michel Luis, also died in Barahona after his vehicle collided with a truck and was struck by another car. In Argentina, a 26-year-old woman died in La Matanza after being struck by a detached trailer. In Mexico, three people were killed in a head-on collision between a taxi and a medicine delivery truck in Veracruz.

Entities

KTM · Jackson Mercedes · La Sanlorenzana · Los Frailes · Caacupé

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 47 sources
    Dominican Air Force captain accused of killing two men in Los Frailes

    A Dominican Air Force captain is under investigation after allegedly shooting and killing two men during a dispute in Los Frailes, Santo Domingo Este.

  2. [CRIME] 8 sources
    Motorcyclist fatalities and injuries reported in separate accidents

    A motorcyclist died in a collision with a bus in Ypané, Paraguay, while a 19-year-old in Guadalajara, Mexico, remains in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle.

Sources

03442.com.ar · 1000noticias.com.py · ahoranoticiasrd.com · canal13sanjuan.com · centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · croniosv.com · despiertaelsur.com · diario55.com · diariocorreo.pe · diariocuartopoder.com · diariodelnorte.net · diariodemorelos.com · diarioelcentro.cl · diariopampero.com · dominicanaaldia.com · elbuentono.com.mx · elclarinweb.com · eldia.com.do · elfogondesanjuan.com · elnacional.com.do · elnuevodiario.com.do · elparaguanero.com · emisorasunidas.com · entreriosya.com.ar · hch.tv · impactobarahonero.com.do · infoenn.com · lagacetaonline.com.ar · laopinion.com.co · lapatria.bo · laplata1.com · laregion.es · las24horasdejujuy.com.ar · latele.com.py · lavozdemichoacan.com.mx · mediosrioja.com.ar · noticialibre.com · noticiasdemalaga.es · noticiasnrt.com · notienred.info · ocoainformativa.net · pasoapaso.com.do · portadanacional.com · prensapuntofijo.com · primerochaco.com · promar.tv · revistaenterate.com.ar · rionegro.com.ar

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