Three young footballers have been killed in a horror road smash as they headed home from a music festival.
They were with a friend in a Volkswagen Golf when they hit a Toyota Corolla head-on around 6.40 am on Sunday (7 April).
Brothers Ayrton and Brian Bertozzi, and their friend Néstor Rodríguez, were killed in the collision on National Route 12.
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The fourth victim, Emiliano Enrique, was taken to a local clinic in Crespo, Argentina, with a fractured right hip and penetrating abdominal trauma.
His condition remains serious.
The two people in the Toyota Corolla, both from Paraná, also sustained injuries, as reported by Need To Know.
The driver, Maximiliano Eduardo Zapata, 31, fractured his elbow and ankle in the crash.
Agustina Sukmanowski Pintado, 35, was in the front passenger seat and suffered a fractured hip and perforated abdomen.
The driver has since left the ICU but remains in the clinic in police custody.
Ayrton, 22, Brian, 24, Néstor, 25, and Emiliano, 24, were from Tabossi.
The Bertozzi brothers played for the Club Social Deportivo Tabossi first team, according to local media.
Néstor had played for several clubs in both Tabossi and Crespo.
“I know they’re now in a peaceful place with my grandparents,” the Bertozzi’s cousin Mauro told local media.
“Wherever they are, I’m sure they’ll be guiding us.
“Now they’re with Grandpa Carlos, who passed away during the pandemic, and Grandma Delia, who battled cancer.”
The pair are survived by their sister Dariela.
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