Two Argentine women died this afternoon in a brutal car accident in Punta del Este, in the Manantiales area. Seven other people involved in the crash and received injuries of varying severity.
It was a head-on collision between two cars. Four Argentines traveled in one and five Uruguayans in the other. It occurred at kilometer 101 of Route 104, at the height of the Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art.
The first to arrive at the scene to assist the victims were the firefighters from San Carlos and de la Barra.They helped the passengers who had been trapped inside the cars. However, when assistance arrived, the two Argentine women were found dead.
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From the same car that the two fatalities were in, the firefighters managed to rescue Melanie Labaururu, 27, who was transferred to the Cantegrill Sanatorium, and Nicolás Rocas, with polytrauma and blunt abdominal trauma, who was referred to the same sanatorium.
As for the other vehicle, the five Uruguayans who were inside were able to get out alone and all presented minor traumatisms. The identified passengers, according to the official report, were Juan Pablo Centeno, Nazarena Sierra, Melina Antun.
Who were the two deceased Argentines?
Their names were Micaela Trinidad and Maria Josefina Ferreroboth were models and they were 27 years old. both had thousands of followers on their Instagram accountswhere they overturned their work with brands from different countries and their trips.
In this case, they had traveled to Punta del Este to celebrate the New Year and had decided to stay a few more days to enjoy the Uruguayan beaches. In fact, Ferrero had shared a photo on her feed on board the Ford KA, along with other friends of hers, who ended up starring in the fatal accident. “I’m dying of love for these people, never leave my life. It’s beautiful to start the year like this,” wrote the model to accompany the uploaded image.
Source: Scope
