a tragic accident between a tanker and a combi that transported police officers from the Cavalry Directorate of the Buenos Aires Policeleft a fatal balance of four deceased and at least 19 injured this Saturday morning. The incident occurred in the city of Carmen de Areco.
The crash took place around 7, in the intersection of National Route 7 and Provincial Route 51a road crossing that It was already the scene of other serious accidents. On this occasion, the incident claimed the lives of four police officers and left 19 people injured, of which four are in critical condition.
The agents were heading to the Unique Stadium of San Nicolás to carry out security tasks in the match between Brown from Adrogué and Atlético de Rafaelaa key match in the Primera Nacional that will define relegation. The collision occurred while They moved to the event locationscheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Given the magnitude of the accident, personnel from the Integrated Health Emergency Systems (SIES) went to the scene with Firefighters, traffic officers and other personnel. The injured were taken to Our Lady of Carmen Hospitalin the city of Choque, a center that is part of the emergency care network of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Among the troops traveling in the van were the officers Lucas Mazza, Matías Schulmeister, Ivanna Figueroa, Anael Peralta and Gonzalo Cabello from Bahía Blancanext to Carlo Alejo Lamaizon, Antonio Gabón and Sergeant Cintia Osuna, from Punta Alta. To date, the authorities They have not revealed the identities of the deceased nor of those seriously injured.
Hugo Martínez, chief of the Carmen de Areco Fire Department, reported that the truck driver is in good health. Due to ongoing rescue efforts and expertise, a section of the road remains closed and vehicles are being diverted onto an alternative dirt road.
History of accidents in the area
Neighbors in the area expressed their concern about the danger of the crossing where the accident occurred, pointing out that it is a recurring point of road accidents due to the conditions of the route and the lack of adequate infrastructure.
In fact, in March 2019was recorded at this same intersection a fatal accident that left nine deadincluding four minors, when a truck collided with a van in which 16 people belonging to the gypsy community were traveling, most of them without safety measures in the bed of the vehicle.
This unfortunate event once again brings into focus the urgency of improve road safety at the intersection of routes 7 and 51with the aim of preventing similar tragedies from being repeated in the future.
Source: Ambito
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