Overview
- Two separate crashes on provincial routes left four young doctors dead near Abra de la Ventana in Buenos Aires and one doctor dead near Punta del Agua in Córdoba, with a fifth doctor hospitalized out of danger.
- Crash experts in Córdoba said the collision likely involved a car striking the rear of a slow-moving truck, and prosecutors ordered an autopsy and called the truck driver to give a statement.
- In Tornquist, early reconstructions point to a Citroën C3 touching the gravel shoulder in a tight, low-visibility curve, swerving into oncoming traffic, and being hit on its right side by a Ford Focus.
- Police sources said one of the Tornquist victims managed to send an emergency message to her father before she died, while the couple in the Focus reported the other car crossed into their lane without warning.
- The victims were mourned by colleagues and local governments, and officials highlighted risk factors on these routes that include blind mountain curves, irregular shoulders, and frequent heavy truck traffic tied to regional industry.