Argentine journalist Ernestina Pais dies in train accident at 54

Ernestina Pais, a prominent Argentine journalist and television personality, has died at the age of 54 after a tragic railway accident. The incident occurred on Friday at a level crossing in San Isidro when Pais, driving her Honda Civic, was hit by the Tren de la Costa.

According to police sources, the level crossing's barrier was down at the time of the accident, leaving insufficient time for the train to brake. The impact, which occurred on the driver's side of the vehicle, resulted in Pais being the sole fatality. Early images of the severely damaged car underscored the force of the collision.

Pais was a well-recognized figure in Argentine radio and television. She is particularly remembered for her role as the host of the popular television program "Caiga Quien Caiga" (CQC), where she was the only woman leading the show. Earlier in her career, she was part of the panel for "Mañanas Informales" on Canal 13, working alongside Jorge Guinzburg, and began collaborating with him in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the program "La Biblia y el Calefón."

In recent years, Pais had been involved in multiple traffic accidents. The most recent prior incident occurred in March in the Vicente López neighborhood. While driving the same vehicle involved in Friday's accident, she collided with an Alfa Romeo. At that time, she reportedly refused to take an alcohol test.