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Student Hit by Car on Sacramento Avenue in Asunción
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Crime & Justice

Student Hit by Car on Sacramento Avenue in Asunción

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 14-year-old student was hit by a car in Asunción, Paraguay, while on his way home from school.
  • The student sustained injuries to his knee and head but was not seriously hurt, according to police.
  • The driver of the car was taken to the police station for standard procedures, including an alcohol test.

A traffic accident occurred on Monday near noon on Avenida Santísimo Sacramento in Asunción, Paraguay, when a car struck a student. The 14-year-old was reportedly on his way home from a nearby private school at the time of the collision.

According to the National Police, the student suffered blows to his knee and head. Emergency services transported him to a private clinic for treatment. Fortunately, the injuries were not reported as severe.

The driver of the silver Toyota Ractis, identified as Alberto Zarza Brítez, 46, was taken to the police station for the required procedures. This included a breathalyzer test, and the Public Ministry was involved to determine the driver's level of responsibility.

The incident took place at the intersection of Avenida Santísimo Sacramento and Teniente Demetrio Araújo Miño, a few blocks from the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute (IPS).

The adolescent presented blows to the knee and head.

— Humberto FrancoPolice Commissioner Humberto Franco described the injuries sustained by the student after being hit by a car.
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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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