At least 30 people were wounded this morning after a 109 bus crashed into a building on the corner of Paraguay and Agüero in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo around 8.00am.
Although there were no fatalities, at least three people are reported to be in critical condition. Those with serious injuries have been transferred to local hospitals; others were treated at the site of the accident.
Witnesses described a dispute between the driver and a passenger who lacked the correct fare as the cause of the accident. Alfredo Traverso, head of transit for the 109 line, confirmed these reports: “There was a discussion with the passenger, who hit the driver and knocked him out. The driver lost control [of the vehicle] as a result, which caused the collision with the building,” he told local media.
Passage on all buses in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area costs between $1.10 and $2.00 with an electronic SUBE card and between $2.00 and $4.00 with coins, depending on the length of the journey.
Traverso described the driver as “experienced”, having worked for the company for at least five years. He is among those hospitalised.
Since the crash, both Paraguay and Agüero have been temporarily blocked to traffic; municipal and federal police are using Gallo and Mansilla as detour routes.
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