Three dead, 10 injured in 12-car pileup in Argentina
10:37, 24 October 2009
BUENOS AIRES. October 24. KAZINFORM At least three people died in Argentina in a crash involving 12 cars on a highway 700 kilometers northwest of the capital, Buenos Aires, the C5N TV channel reported Saturday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
"An accident involving a dozen cars occurred late on Friday near the city of Cordoba. At least three people died, and 10 injured people were hospitalized," Diego Concha, the head of the local civil defense service, told the channel.
He said the cars collided due to poor visibility caused by heavy rain, strong winds and hail; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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