A tragic accident occurred this morning on Route 2, near the town of General Pirán. A bus belonging to the company Turismo New Bus overturned while transporting more than 50 passengers to Mar del Plata. Everyone was traveling to participate in an event organized by the Buenos Aires provincial government led by Axel Kicillof.
The rollover happened around 8 a.m., at kilometer 325, in the central median of the road. According to sources from Autopistas de Buenos Aires (AUBASA), two people died at the scene. In addition, there were people injured with varying degrees of severity, including two in critical condition.
They were traveling to a Kicillof event
The passengers were registered participants in the 1st International Habitat Meeting, organized by the Provincial Agency for Social and Urban Integration (OPISU) under Axel Kicillof's administration. The event was to be held at the Gran Hotel Provincia in Mar del Plata, under the theme "New approaches to development and urban planning."
The delegation included residents of Moreno, Morón, and Ciudadela, activists from social organizations, and also professionals invited to the meeting.
After the tragedy became known, Governor Axel Kicillof suspended the event, which was scheduled for this Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first testimonies of the rollover
Father Francisco "Paco" Olivera, a member of Priests for the Option for the Poor and one of the bus passengers, recounted that the injured themselves helped each other to get out of the vehicle. "We got out on our own or with the help of others. About 10% of the bus had injuries of varying severity," he said in an interview with Telefé.
He stated that there was no involvement of another vehicle or adverse weather conditions. "We were sleeping. I think it was seven thirty, eight in the morning. We had left at midnight. I boarded in Moreno," he explained.
