A 16-year-old teenager is hospitalized in intensive care at the Trauma Hospital of Asunción after being run over by a pickup truck in Capiatá, Central Department. The driver, aged 70, tested negative for alcohol but was under the effect of controlled medications. Family members demand the driver's responsibility for the costs.
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Canal de televisión paraguayo, cerca del lugar del accidente.
Two pickup trucks collided on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Del Maestro and O'Higgins streets in the Villa Morra neighborhood of Asunción. The impact threw a white Kia against an electrical pole, which prevented it from overturning. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Residents and workers in the area denounce the lack of stop signs at the intersection, cited as a recurring cause of accidents.
A 16-year-old teenager died after violently colliding his motorcycle against a guardrail on Route PY02, in J. Eulogio Estigarribia, Caaguazú Department. Police are investigating the possibility that the young man was participating in illegal street races.
Two criminals on a motorcycle approached a young man on a dirt road in the Mbachio neighborhood of Lambaré, shot him in the foot, and stole his motorcycle and other belongings. The victim underwent surgery and is recovering.
A young driver lost control of his pickup truck, collided with a tree on the median strip, and overturned in the early hours of Monday (18) on Avenida Médicos del Chaco in Asunción. The accident caused no injuries but resulted in significant material damage.