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Police Sub-Inspector Dies in Car Rollover in Caapucú
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Crime & Justice

Police Sub-Inspector Dies in Car Rollover in Caapucú

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A police officer died and another person was injured in a car rollover accident in Caapucú, Paraguarí department.
  • The victim, Sub-Inspector Ramón Troadio Samaniego Cabaña, was driving a Ford Fiesta when the vehicle overturned on a local road.
  • Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, with emergency services and forensic teams attending the scene.

A Paraguayan police officer lost his life and another individual sustained injuries following a car rollover in Caapucú, located in the Paraguarí department. The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon on a local road in the Chararã community.

The deceased has been identified as Sub-Inspector Ramón Troadio Samaniego Cabaña, 38, who was serving at the 12th Metropolitan Police Station in Asunción. He was reportedly traveling in a black Ford Fiesta, accompanied by Felipe Ramón Miño Aguilar, 27, a day laborer who suffered injuries and received aid from emergency responders.

Volunteer firefighters from Caapucú and Quiindy responded to the scene to conduct rescue operations. Representatives from the Criminalistics Department, a forensic doctor, and the Quiindy Zonal Prosecutor's Office were also present to carry out the necessary procedures.

The exact circumstances leading to the vehicle overturning have not yet been determined. Police have launched an investigation to clarify the cause of the crash. The body of Sub-Inspector Samaniego Cabaña underwent legal procedures before being released to his family.

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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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