31 October 2023 , 14:20
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Three young women have been killed in a horrific road accident after their car hit speeds of 120mph and smashed into a tollbooth on a busy main motorway, authorities have said.
CCTV cameras captured the chilling moment the horror crash took place on the rain-soaked Acceso Oeste highway near Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, at around 6:40am local time (9.40am GMT) on October 29. The three victims, who were reportedly headed to the capital after a Halloween party, have now been identified as sisters Sheila Nair Lopez, 24 and Brisa Kimey Lopez, 19, alongside their friend Stefania Abigail Flores, aged 20.
Brisa Kimey Lopez, 19 (pictured) died in a horrific high speed car accident in Buenos Aires (CEN)
Sheila Nair Lopez, 24 (pictured) also lost her life in the horror smash on Argentina's Acceso Oeste highway (CEN)Flores, who hailed from Ramos Mejía was reportedly driving a white Peugeot 208 as she lost control along the wet highway. The car then skidded and crashed into the right-hand guardrail, causing it to fly for 100ft before it careened and smashed into a toll booth.
Authorities at the scene confirmed the car's speedometer indicated 200 kilometres per hour [124 mph], which is believed to be the speed at which Flores was driving before the accident. Two of the women died instantly from the violent smash, while the third victim died hours later in a hospital as a result of her injuries.
Stefania Abigail Flores (pictured) was driving the Peugeot 208 at speeds of 124mph before she lost control (CEN)Autopistas del Oeste, the highway concessionaire, told local media: "Apparently, the Peugeot lost control due to the wet road from the rain and collided first with the guardrail and then with the remote toll booth cabin."
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The 10th Instructional Fiscal Unit of General Rodríguez is currently investigating the causes of the accident.
Argentina has seen a spate of fatal accidents on its rural and motorway roads in recent years, including a collision between a truck and a car on the Ezeiza-Cañuelas highway last year that resulted in one death, while another saw a car crash into a pedestrian bridge on the Panamericana Highway
However, the nation's most dangerous road is Route 40, and is nicknamed Ruta del Diablo or Devil's Road. It is 5,000km long, and extends along the mountain range of the Andes, linking the North of the country to the South.