A 25-year-old French student died Sunday of her injuries in Buenos Aires (Argentina). She had been knocked down on Saturday in the Argentine capital by a taxi whose driver had a stroke and a heart attack.
The student, who suffered from severe head trauma, died on the operating table, Fernandez Hospital director Ignacio Previgliano said.
Two other French women were injured in this accident and were still hospitalized on Sunday, including one in intensive care for a broken pelvis.
The deceased young woman, Lwana Bichet, had been in the Argentine capital for three months, like the other two French women, as part of a university exchange from the private University of San Andrés.
The driver hospitalized with a reserved prognosis
After overturning the French women who were crossing an avenue, and two other people – unharmed – the taxi, out of control, hit two cars.
When help arrived, the taxi driver “had lost consciousness,” said Alberto Crescenti, director of medical emergencies in Buenos Aires (SAME).
He is hospitalized “under mechanical respiratory assistance with a reserved prognosis”, he added.