A tragic road accident took place this Sunday afternoon in the city of Córdoba, where a head-on collision between an interurban bus and a private car left a 25-year-old young man dead
and
nine other people injured.
The violent collision occurred this Sunday
around 2:30 p.m.
in
Avenida Juan B. Justo at 8600, at the height of the Villa Gran Parque neighborhood, in the northern area of the Cordoba capital.
For reasons that are being investigated,
a Renault 12 collided head-on with an
interurban bus from the Ersa company.
As a result of the impact, the driver of the vehicle died on the spot.
Córdoba: the driver of the Renault 12 died after the frontal impact against the bus.
Photo: Via País
As published by La Voz, after the strong crash, the bus ended up getting on the sidewalk and hit a canal, after taking several poles ahead.
A motorcyclist who was coming at the same height and in the same direction as the Renault 12 lost her balance and hit the asphalt.
She was also hospitalized.
Police sources indicated that, as a result of the impact,
nine people suffered different injuries:
the bus driver, seven passengers (including a child) and the motorcycle driver.
Tremendous frontal impact between a bus and a car in the city of Córdoba.
Photo: The Voice
The 107 Emergency service
assisted those involved in the crash
.
The driver of the motorcycle, and five of the crew members traveling on the bus were taken to different hospitals with various injuries, according to El Doce TV.
The other three people were treated at the scene.
The Ersa company targeted the dead motorist
After the accident that involved one of its units, the Ersa company issued a statement in which it blamed the driver of the Renault 12 for a
"reckless" maneuver.
"According to the first investigations, the collision would have been caused by an incorrect maneuver by the driver of the Renault 12 since he collided with inmate 5112 head-on, while trying to pass the motorcycle, which also ended up hitting the aforementioned vehicles," the police said. company this Sunday night in a statement.
"The company ratifies its permanent commitment to road safety and the safety of people, which is why events like this are exhaustively analyzed and studied," he continued.
From the company Ersa it was indicated that there were several passengers who were treated at the scene and left by their own means.