ONLINE EXCLUSIVE — At least nine people died and 212 were injured in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, Sept 13., when two trains and a bus collided.
According to authorities, it took hours to free victims from the wreck.
“There are people in the hospital now in a very grave state, including children. They have severe injuries,” Fernando Sostre, spokesman for the Argentine Federal Police, told CNN.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation by Argentine authorities.
There is no word from the International Programs Office or Pepperdine’s Buenos Aires homestay program as to whether any Pepperdine students were harmed in the incident.
Check back for updates as the Graphic investigates this story.