2023-11-04 01:12:53
A shocking head-on collision left a family injured on Route 151 in Catriel. The protagonists were a truck and a vehicle with occupants traveling from Buenos Aires to Neuquén. As a result of the impact, the occupants of the minor vehicle had to be rescued from the wreckage and rushed to the local hospital. In serious condition.
Sources from the Catriel hospital confirmed to Diario RÍO NEGRO that the woman (63) lost her life in the institution where she had been admitted with «severe polytrauma and head trauma». While the man (72) was referred with “trauma to the chest and abdomen” to the Cipolletti hospital.
Catriel Volunteer Firefighters provided details to this medium. «A “A couple between 60 and 70 years old was rescued with serious injuries in an operation that lasted at least half an hour.”
The crash occurred minutes before 15, at kilometer 130 near the sector known as “El Ceferino”. The truck, a Mercedes Benz belonging to a logistics company, was heading from Añelo towards General Acha, in instances where it crossed lanes, colliding head-on with the Citröen brand car.
The local media Info 24 assured that the victims were traveling to Neuquén and interviewed to the truck driver who was unharmed. The man alleged that the state of the road caused him to lose control. “The wells took the steering wheel out of my hands and the truck left me,” he said following the crash.
Two couples who accompanied the injured in another vehicle denied the driver’s version in the same media. «You can’t believe how the truck crossed. There are no excuses. A trucker can’t say what he said. The route is not good but what he says is not true. Either he fell asleep or he was distracted, let him tell the truth,” they accused.
The truck driver did not have any major injuries. He was delayed and placed at the disposal of justice.
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