Three family members die in highway crash in Barinas

A devastating traffic accident on the José Antonio Páez highway in Venezuela's Barinas state has claimed the lives of three members of the same family. The collision occurred in the Florentino sector, within the Cruz Paredes municipality.

The victims, identified as Yhorman Arellano, an active officer with the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (Cicpc), along with Yobanny Rodolfo Arellano and Leydi Saray Hernández Chacón, died instantly at the scene. They were traveling in a gray Tucson SUV.

Two other relatives, María Alejandra Molina Ramírez and Johan Alejandro Ramírez, were injured in the crash and received emergency medical attention. The driver of the other vehicle involved, a white Hilux pickup truck, identified as Luis Carlos Parra, suffered fractures to his femur, tibia, and fibula. He was transported to the Dr. Luis Razetti Hospital in Barinas city.

Emergency response teams, including the National System of Risk Management and Civil Protection, were dispatched to the scene. Officials used hydraulic tools to extract the bodies trapped within the mangled vehicle. National Bolivarian Police officers from Traffic and Baisec units also provided support, securing the area and clearing the road. The PNB has launched an investigation to determine the exact causes and circumstances of the fatal collision.