Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Three Relatives of Pope Killed in an Auto Accident; Nephew Hurt, His Wife, Two Kids Die in Argentina

Pope Francis was deeply grieved, the Vatican's official broadcasting service said today (August 19, 2014), after the deaths of three relatives killed when their car slammed into the back of a truck on a highway in Argentina's central Cordoba province, according to the Newsmax World website.

A nephew of the pope, Emanuel Bergoglio, who was driving the car, was in serious condition following the accident just after midnight yesterday morning. The nephew's wife, 35, and two children, aged 2 years and 8 months died.

The pope asks all those who share his pain to join him in prayer, said a statement on the website of Radio Vaticana.

The driver of the grains truck, Raul Pombo, said he felt the impact and found Bergoglio's vehicle wedged under the rear of his vehicle.

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