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Amambay: Collision between bus and truck on Route PY05 leaves one dead and three injured
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Disasters & Emergencies

Amambay: Collision between bus and truck on Route PY05 leaves one dead and three injured

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A fatal traffic accident occurred on Route PY05 in Amambay, Paraguay, involving a bus and a truck.
  • The collision resulted in the death of the bus's guard and injuries to the driver and three passengers.
  • National Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

A serious traffic accident on Route PY05 in the Amambay department of Paraguay has resulted in one fatality and three injuries. The collision, which occurred Tuesday night, involved a long-distance passenger bus and a truck.

The deceased has been identified as Wagner Antonio Mateus Da Silva, a 43-year-old Paraguayan who was the guard on the passenger bus. The bus driver, Rubén Brizuela Rodas, 29, sustained injuries, as did two of the 15 passengers on board. The truck driver was identified as Pánfilo León Falcon Ocampo, 53.

The fatal crash took place near the Itapopó colony in the Cerro Corá district, approximately 40 kilometers from Pedro Juan Caballero. National Police agents from the criminalistics unit conducted an inspection at the scene to determine the causes of the accident, but details have not yet been released.

The case is under criminal investigation by the duty prosecutor of Pedro Juan Caballero, Mirtha Martínez.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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