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Girl, 3, Dies After Falling From Moving Tractor in Santiago del Estero

Prosecutors ordered forensic tests to determine how the cab door opened.

Overview

  • A 3-year-old riding in a tractor cab in Paraje La Blanca near Route 34 fell when a door swung open and was run over by the rear wheels.
  • Police said her father was driving and her mother held her on her lap inside the cab, and the mother suffered injuries while trying to grab the child.
  • The child and her injured mother were taken to health centers in Fernández and Banda, where doctors confirmed the girl arrived without vital signs.
  • Authorities identified the victim as Alenka Crupka and named her parents as Aldana and Juan Nicolás, who were doing rural work at the time.
  • Prosecutor Nicolás Santillán opened an active case that includes inspecting the tractor, photographing the scene, and taking witness statements to reconstruct the sequence of events.