2023-09-25 05:13:03
Seven soldiers remained hospitalized in health centers San martin de los andes and the city of Neuquenbehind the military truck rollover in which they were transported along provincial route 62, on the way to Lake Lolog, and which left four dead.
Meanwhile, in the last hours the funerals of Oscar Morales and Guadalupe Canuillántwo of the four fatal victims of the accident, in the middle of a weekend of national, provincial and municipal mourning.
The director of the Castro Rendón Hospital in Neuquén, Adrián Lammel, in dialogue with the agency Telam reported that the soldier who was transferred on a medical flight from the mountain town to the hospital in the capital of Neuquén with “traumatic spine and hip injury“Today he continued to be hospitalized in intensive care”stable and with mechanical ventilation“.
Likewise, from the Chapelco Clinic, they reported that a patient was admitted to intensive care “with slight improvement“, while two were in the general ward “stable and improving“, and three were discharged.
The General Secretariat of the Argentine Army indicated through a statement that a sergeant and a volunteer soldier were hospitalized at the Ramón Carrillo Hospital in San Martín de los Andes, and a volunteer soldier was evacuated by plane to the Central Military Hospital.
Furthermore, they highlighted that Of the 18 injured, 11 have already been discharged “waiting for future check-ups and interventions, and 7 remain hospitalized.”
The four soldiers who died in the overturning of the Army truck
Of the 22 soldiers who were traveling in an Argentine Army truck at the time of the overturn, four died: the volunteer soldier Oscar Morales (21), the first cape Cristian Gonzalez (29), the cape Martin Roman (23) and the volunteer soldier Guadalupe Canuillan (19).
González and Román were natives of the province of Salta, while Morales and Canuillán resided in San Martín de los Andes.
On Friday, the remains of Canuillán were laid to rest in the mountain town and then the body was transferred to Paraje Villarino, while yesterday the remains of Morales were buried, with signs of pain from family and friends and the presence of Army authorities. Argentine and a military band that paid the corresponding honors.
They removed the truck that overturned and fell around 15 meters
Meanwhile, Traffic personnel from the Neuquén Police yesterday carried out an important operation to remove the Mercedes Benz 1518 truckmanufactured in the 80s, which overturned and fell regarding 15 meters In the call “Descent of the Caracol“, on the way to Lake Lolog.
To carry out this operation “a special crane and a cart were used where they had to lift the truck given its dimensions,” he told the agency. Telam Chief Commissioner Cristian Sáez, head of the Internal Security Directorate of Junín de los Andes.
Sáez indicated that “the vehicle was taken to a property where it is seized, protected and placed at the disposal of the San Martín de los Andes Prosecutor’s Office.”
Finally, he confirmed that the investigations carried out by police personnel “have already been delivered to Justice.”
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) of Neuquén began an investigation, led by prosecutor Inés Gerez, to determine the circumstances under which the truck overturned.
From the MPF they reported that “the Tuesday or Wednesday there will be the result of the accidentological expertise“, which will be able to determine the dynamics of the accident and the possible existence of a mechanical failure in the vehicle, while the prosecutor will try to interview the survivors to obtain information regarding the event.
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