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Sugar cargo transport accidents in Tucumán
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In September 2026, the Tucumán region of Argentina experienced two separate several transport accidents involving sugar cargo. On September 4, two incidents occurred on Route 38. In the Monteros area, a truck carrying sugarcane overturned, though the driver reported no injuries. In a separate collision near San Francisco, an Iveco truck and a Volkswagen Amarok V6 were involved in an accident that caused the truck to overturn. While no injuries were reported, witnesses noted that individuals attempted to take bags of sugar from the site, necessitating a police presence to secure the area. On September 30, a freight train carrying 28 wagons of sugar identified as Tren 5004 derailed near Manuela Pedraza, in the Simoca jurisdiction. The derailment occurred while the train was traveling from north to south on tracks west of National Route 157. The incident began at the third wagon and affected several wagons, up to the eighth unit, causing some several of the 28 sugar-filled wagons to overturn and spill cargo. cargo into the surrounding vegetation. The train crew crew, including driver Maximiliano Castellano and train chief Esteban Góngora, remained unharmed. uninjured. Authorities and railway personnel secured the scene to prevent looting, while technical experts began investigating potential whether the cause was a mechanical failures failure in the wheels or track wear as in the cause. track sleepers.
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- 2026-10-01 23:02 UTC Sugar cargo transport accidents in Tucumán
- 2026-09-30 10:01 UTC Sugar cargo transport accidents in Tucumán
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