This Wednesday the news of the death of a UNLP student in the tragic traffic accident in Brazil, in which another seven people died and 20 were injured. Is about Franco Tomás Sánchez, a 21-year-old man who was a teacher, a political activist from the Buenos Aires town of Magdalena and a law student at the La Plata university.
During the accident, which occurred after the bus that was carrying several foreigners on a route in Brazil fell into a ravine, Four other Argentines also lost their lives.
It all happened around 1:50 on Tuesday when the company bus “To Catarinense” that came out of Florianopolis (St. Catarina) on Monday at 6:00 p.m. bound for Foz do Iguazu (parana) lost control and plunged into a ravine on the BR277 route, in the municipality of Fernandes Pinheiro, for reasons that are still under investigation.
In the midst of pain, family, friends and relatives expressed their deep regret for the departure of Franco, who had been elected in the last internal elections for president of the Radical Youth of Magdalena. “Today we have to say goodbye to a young militant from Magdalena, Franco Sánchez, who was in front of the Radical Youth of his district. Without a doubt, his memory will remain engraved in the memory of this youth and we have nothing left but words of gratitude for his input”manifested from the Radical Youth of Buenos Aires.
For their part, from the School of Secondary Agrarian Education No. 1 of the town of Lucio Mansilla expressed their “Deep pain and sadness for the death of Professor Franco Sánchez. Our school community accompanies family and friends in this difficult and painful moment”they published.
In addition to the death of the young UNLP student, the authorities confirmed six other fatalities from the tragedy in Brazil. Is about Carina Martinez (42) and his little David (3)both from Puerto Iguazu; Giuliana Tessari (24) and your partner, Fernando BenitezBoth of Wanda; and the brazilians Genivaldo Fernandes de Lima (49), residing in cascavelY Teicer Ahmad Tarbine (31)merchant from Foz de Iguazú.
The bus had 54 passengers on board, including at least 14 Argentines and a large number of Paraguayan, French and German tourists. The bus had left the city of Florianopolisof the state of St. Catarinabound for Foz de Iguazú.
In total, seven people died in the accident. The rest of the passengers who were injured, approximately 20, were transferred to health centers located in the central region of Paraná.
So far, the causes of the micro accident, which belongs to the company Viação CatarinenseThey are under investigation. As far as is known, no other vehicles were involved and the driver, who survived uninjured, was flagged down by a passenger.
Is about Alexandro de Oliveira Gamarowho managed to save himself by grabbing onto a seat and recounted that the driver had confessed that he had fallen asleep at the wheel. “I was outraged and I went up to the driver and said ‘man, how did you throw me off a cliff on a straightaway?’ and the driver looked me in the face and said ‘man, I fell asleep’. I had no reaction. He He also looked at me and didn’t react. I know he didn’t do it on purpose, but I didn’t react.”said De Oliveria Gamaro.
