Overview
- Authorities in Santiago confirmed four dead and about 17 injured after a liquefied‑gas truck exploded on Ruta 5 in Renca, with a preliminary hypothesis of a valve leak that ignited a gas cloud.
- Metropolitan governor Claudio Orrego cited the suspected valve failure and ignition as the leading line of inquiry, while firefighters and police completed emergency operations at the scene.
- The driver of a Vargasant S.A.C. Line E bus in El Agustino, Lima, was shot and hospitalized, and the company halted operations on the route as police investigate extortion as the likely motive.
- A heavy truck lost control on the Carretera Central in Chosica, colliding with two interprovincial buses and cars; rescuers freed a trapped motorist after more than two hours and multiple injuries were reported.
- In Buenos Aires province, a motorist died after a roadside confrontation in Berazategui that led to the arrest of a 25‑year‑old motorcyclist, and a separate seven‑vehicle crash in Quilmes is under inquiry after a City Police officer reportedly ran a red light while saying he was heading to an emergency.