Judicial police explain how the Route 27 crash killed a child and a man
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A head-on collision on Costa Rica’s Route 27 killed a five-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man identified by the surnames Quintero Chaves.
- Both victims were traveling in the same vehicle with the boy’s mother and sister.
- The two surviving family members were in stable condition, according to the report.
A five-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man died in a head-on collision on Costa Rica’s Route 27, the Judicial Investigation Organization said. The crash occurred on Saturday night.
Both victims were traveling in the same vehicle. The boy’s mother and sister were also inside and remained in stable condition.
The Judicial Investigation Organization explained the circumstances of the crash. Images from the Costa Rican Red Cross showed the vehicles after the collision.
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Originally published by La Nación 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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