Crash and explosion in Panamericana leaves three dead and several injured

Crash and explosion in Panamericana leaves three dead and several injured

Several videos of the moment in which the flames generated chaos and fear in all those who passed through the place went viral on social networks.

The crash occurred at kilometer 37 of the northbound Campana branch, at the height of the Buenos Aires town of Garinaround 10 pm yesterday, when a truck carrying aerosols collided with other vehicles and later caught fire.

The crash caused the death of four people and at least six others were injured. Road safety personnel from the concessionaire company Ausol remained this morning performing the tasks of removing the damaged vehicles and the traffic was diverted towards the collector street.

One of the trucks would belong to the ELS company. Inside, Garín volunteer firefighters found the charred remains of the driver, identified as Fernando Bobadilla.

When cutting the roof of the vehicle cabin during the rescue maneuvers, they found the second victim between the iron. It was the companion of the truck, identified as Pablo Iglesias, 33 years old.

One of the cars that hit the truck was a Renault 19, which was completely charred. Inside, two other charred bodies were found, whose identifications could not yet be carried out.

A Ford Ka car was also involved in the incident, driven by a 48-year-old man, who was taken to General Pacheco Hospital with serious injuries.

The shocking crash also involved a trailer truck, whose driver suffered minor injuries. The last vehicle involved, the third truck, was empty and the driver suffered serious injuries and was transferred in a reserved state to Escobar Hospital.

This morning, the Pan-American highway registered delays and congestion in the area of ​​the accident, due to the maneuvers of the firefighters and the police to suffocate the danger of the flames and also carry out the cleaning of the area to release traffic.

Source: Ambito

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