A truck was engulfed in flames in the solitude of Route 25

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The truck burned in Chubut, reduced to scrap metal.

As it was later learned, the flames started in the front of the vehicle, a white Volkswagen Amarokand in a very short time they took the entire truck, in which a Tucumán family was traveling towards The Bagginsin Black River.

All the occupants of the vehicle were able to get out and take shelter, but they were unable to do anything to extinguish the fire, which spread quickly in an area where the wind It is usually constant.

They had to cut route 25 in Chubut

According to what was reported by Punta Indio Volunteer Firefightersas soon as they received notification of what happened from the police station, they left for the place with a mobile.

Among the kilometers 354 and 355 of the road that crosses the province from the mountain range to the Atlantic coastconnecting the route 40 with Trelew and route 3they saw a black smoke cloud and the flames that enveloped the van.

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The intense column of smoke emitted by the burning truck could be seen from afar.

Several photos of the incident began to circulate hours later on the networksrealizing the shocking image that, in the immensity of patagonian desertacquired even more drama.

While the firefighters They took care of putting out the fire and then cooling the vehicle, which was reduced to scrapthe police kept the cut ruta so they could work.

Although they couldn’t do much for the truck, they managed to prevent the flames from taking over the pastures of the shoulder and surrounding areas, which could have aggravated the situation.

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According to the occupants of the vehicle, the fire started in the front.

According to the occupants of the vehicle, the fire started in the front.

After the emergency, expert reports to try to establish the causes which is why the flames started in the vehicle. Its owners indicated that, apparently, the problem began due to a mechanical failure.

Sequedilla of accidents in Esquel

Tuesday was a day with more than one traffic accident in that area of Chubutparticularly in the city ​​of Esquel.

Also after noon, just a few minutes after the fire on Route 25, in the heart of the city two cars they starred in a violent crash.

It was in the corner of 25 de Mayo and San Martínat 13:35and due to the blows he suffered, one of the drivers had to be transferred to the hospital as a precaution. In addition, the vehicles involved suffered significant damage, as did the sidewalk bench that they wore.

According to the police report, the accident it occurred when a Ford Fiestadriven by a woman 38 yearshit the rear of a Fiat Unocommanded by a man of 28 yearswhich out of control ended up hitting the wooden street furniture.

The incident would not be the only one of the day in the city. Others were still missing of thewhich occurred in the last hours of the afternoon.

The first was at 17:10 in Alvear and Roca avenueswhen a person about 70 years old that he crossed walking along the corner was hit by a Toyota Corollawhich remained kidnapped.

As a consequence, the pedestrian had to be taken to be treated: according to the doctors to the police, suffered a left wrist fracture and a bleeding cut on head.

A while later, another hit on the same corner

Incredibly, the second accident was reported just a short time later at the same downtown intersection of Esquelwhen another passerby was hit by a auto.

It happened at 18:24according to the official report of the First Police Stationwhich indicated that the victim was a man 31 years who, like the injured grandfather a while before, was crossing the Alvear Avenue when he was hit by a Peugeot 208.

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The Peugeot 208 that minutes before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday hit a pedestrian in the center of Esquel.

The Peugeot 208 that minutes before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday hit a pedestrian in the center of Esquel.

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The boy presented cuts on the head and other parts of the body, so it was carried in ambulance to the Zonal Hospital of Esquel. The car, once again, was at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Esqueluntil the severity of the injuries was established.

Before the series of accidents in the downtown area, from Transit They issued a statement asking caution and that the speed limits in streets and avenues of Esquel.

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