meat Truck Accident in Mendoza Leads to Public Disorder,โฃ Confiscated Goods Deemed Unsafe
Guaymallรฉn, Mendoza, Argentina – โAโข Monday morning accident involving a meat truck in โคGuaymallรฉn culminated in a public health intervention and aโ important security response, authoritiesโฃ confirmed. The cargo, deemed unfit forโ humanโ consumption following a thorough inspection, is slated for destruction.
The incident occurred on East Access Roadโ near the Caรฑadita โAlegre โคcrossing โขwhen a Mercedes Benz semi-truck,carrying a partialโฃ load of cattle,overturned โฃafter colliding with a Renault Kangoo. The truck driver lost control, impacting a guardrail and ultimately blocking traffic through the tunnel.
Almostโ promptly, a crowd gathered at the scene, attempting toโฃ salvage the spilled meat. This quicklyโค escalatedโค into disturbances, prompting a large-scale police operation โinvolvingโ infantry units, โคRoad Police,โฃ Civil Defense, Firefighters, the UAP (Unidad de Acciรณn โคPolicial – Police Action Unit), Rural police, and Municipal transitโข officials.
Once order was restored, health officials analyzed samples of theโ recovered meat.โ The โฃMinistry of Security later announced the results were negative, stating, “The material was certified as not suitable in accordance with current regulations.”
as a result, authorities have confiscated the entire loadโฃ and initiated a denaturation process โ- a controlled destruction procedure designed to prevent public health risks and ensure food security.
The โขtruck driver, initially trapped in the cabin, was rescued by emergency