This Saturday, May 7 in Argentina, a young French student was the victim of a dramatic accident which cost her her life. She was knocked down by a taxi driver who mowed her down, along with two other French women, after being taken ill at the wheel.
A tragic accident. This Saturday, May 8, in a residential area of Buenos Aires, three French women were hit by a taxi driver who had just suffered from an illness at the wheel. One of them, a 25-year-old student, is died of her injuries this Sunday, May 8. According to the director of the hospital, she suffered from a serious head trauma, and lost her life in the operating room. The two other victims of the accident were still hospitalized on Sunday, including one in intensive care for a broken pelvis.
The deceased young woman, Lwana Bichet, had been living in the Argentine capital for three months, like the other two French women. She was there as part of a university exchange from the private University of San Andrés, according to local authorities. Before studying business, the young woman had been educated at the Lycée Marguerite de Valois in Angoulême, reports the daily La Nacion.
Taxi driver with stroke
After mowing down the French women who were crossing an avenue in the Palermo district, the taxi, out of control, hit two cars. When help arrived, the driver “had lost consciousness”, said Alberto Crescenti, director of medical emergencies in Buenos Aires. “We don’t know if he had a heart attack first and then a stroke (stroke) or if the stroke occurred before, it is a combination of pathologies“, he added. He added that the driver was taken to hospital and was “under mechanical respiratory assistance with a reserved prognosis”.
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One of them, a 25-year-old student, died of her injuries on Sunday May 8. According to the director of the hospital, she suffered from a serious head trauma, and lost her life in the operating room.
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The deceased young woman, Lwana Bichet, had been living in the Argentine capital for three months, like the other two French women. She was there as part of a university exchange from the private University of San Andrés, according to local authorities.
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When help arrived, the driver “had lost consciousness”, said Alberto Crescenti, director of medical emergencies in Buenos Aires.
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The driver was transported to the hospital and was “under mechanical respiratory assistance with a reserved prognosis”.