On Saturday night, Provincial Route 7 was the scene of a tragic accident that left one fatal victim. Marcela Torres, a young woman driving a Ford Ka, died after colliding head-on with an Iveco truck in the sector known as Picada 2, near San Patricio del Chañar. The autopsy results indicated that she died from “multiple trauma.” What happened.
This Saturday’s accident occurred when, for reasons that are still under investigation, The driver lost control of her vehicle and violently collided with an Iveco truck transporting 30 tons of sand. The truck was traveling in the direction of El Chañar-Añelo.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the autopsy indicated that the woman died after suffering “multiple trauma.” Regarding the mechanics of the accident, the first investigations showed that Torres possibly invaded the opposite lane and the truck driver, who was carrying 30 tons of sand in his pan, he had no room to maneuver and avoid the collision.
The inspector commissioner, Claudio Vinet, assured that «“There are no indications of other circumstances that have altered the movement of drivers.”
Besides, The accident area is a few meters from the town center and has a traffic light, which would rule out the hypothesis that the young woman fell asleep at the wheel. There were also no exit marks on the route.
The fiscal Lucrecia Solá is in charge of the investigation, and the authorities continue working on the incident.
A woman died in a crash on Route 7, in El Chañar: what the event was like
Marcela Torres He died on Saturday night on Provincial Route 7, near San Patricio del Chañar after colliding – aboard a Ford Ka – in front of an Iveco truck loaded with sand.
Police and health personnel He quickly arrived at the scene of the accident, but unfortunately the young woman died instantly, before being transferred to the hospital.. Reportedly, Torres was a native of Campo Grande, a town in Rio Negro.
Due to the magnitude of the impact, Traffic on the route was interrupted for several hours while firefighters and traffic personnel worked at the scene. The driver of the truck was subjected to a breathalyzer test, which came back negative.
