One Argentine and three Chileans die in accident in the south

SANTIAGO.- Four people were killed in a tragic head-on collision between two vehicles on the road between Villarrica and Freire in Region X. One of the victims has been identified as Argentine tourist Enrique Mesonero, who was driving one of the vehicles.

The other three people killed, all Chilean nationals, were identified as Hugo Catricheo and Natalia Navarrete, who were riding with Mesonero and lived in the city of Cipolleti in Argentina, and 47 year-old Angelica Huerta, who was driving the other vehicle and riding with her daughter.

The accident took place at 7:00 AM this morning. Police and ambulances were dispatched to the scene to retrieve the bodies and investigate the case.

As a result of the collision, traffic in the area was stopped for several hours.