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Driver dies after pickup truck overturns in Cerro Corá

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Carlos Barrios Bernal, 46, died after his Chevrolet S10 overturned on Route PY05 in Cerro Corá, Paraguay, police said.
  • His 23-year-old passenger, Arnaldo Andrés Moreira Gavilán, escaped unharmed.
  • Authorities have not disclosed why the driver lost control, and the case was referred to the prosecutor’s office in Pedro Juan Caballero.

Carlos Barrios Bernal, 46, died Saturday after his Chevrolet S10 pickup truck overturned on Route PY05 in the Cerro Corá district, Paraguay’s National Police reported.

The crash occurred near kilometer 65. After overturning, the vehicle ended up upside down on the grounds of a local ranch. Barrios was thrown from the cabin and found about 25 meters away.

His passenger, Arnaldo Andrés Moreira Gavilán, 23, survived the crash without injuries despite the force of the impact. Authorities have not yet disclosed what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

The case was reported to the prosecutor’s office in Pedro Juan Caballero, where the circumstances of the crash are being investigated.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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