Buenos Aires, January 13 (NA) – The health of the 8-year-old boy who was in an accident while riding a UTV in La Frontera, Pinamar, has worsened, and he will be operated on again in the coming hours, while two other minors injured in the case remain hospitalized.
The incident occurred this Monday afternoon when it was reported that the minor, Bastian Jerez, suffered serious injuries after the off-road vehicle he was in with his parents collided with a pickup truck in the Pinamar dunes area.
As a result of the crash, the boy had to receive resuscitation maneuvers at the scene until he was transferred to the Municipal Hospital, where he is currently hospitalized in serious condition and will undergo surgery again.
According to information accessed by the Argentine News Agency, the minor was admitted to the hospital unconscious, with an abdominal hemorrhage and a liver injury.
On Tuesday, his grandmother used social media to ask for a chain of prayers due to the new surgery the little one has to go through: "Let us all pray together. Let us make our prayer so strong that we may be granted the miracle".
Although details of the accident are still unknown, it was learned that there were two adults and three children in the vehicle, and when they ascended the dune, they collided head-on with a Volkswagen Amarok pickup truck.
Regarding the health of the other two minors, the Municipality of Pinamar issued a statement detailing that one of them suffered minor injuries, while the other had to be referred to the Interzonal Maternal and Child Hospital of Mar del Plata, where she is being treated for a facial trauma and a maxillary fracture.
The case was classified as negligent injuries, and both vehicles were made available to the justice system.
