BY Ian Dunn | August 19 | 
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Pope mourns tragic deaths of three relatives in a car crash
Holy Father is ‘deeply pained’ over loss this morning of his nephew’s wife and his two infant great-nephews. His nephew is said to be in a serious condition.
Pope Francis is ‘deeply pained’ after three members of his family were killed after their vehicle crashed into a truck.
Two infant great-nephews of the Holy Father, and their mother, have been killed in a traffic accident in Argentina, local police have reported.
The accident took place in the early hours of this morning on the Rosario-Córdoba highway 340 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, according to Police Commissioner Carina Ferreyr.
The Pope’s nephew, Emanuel Horacio Bergoglio, was reportedly driving a vehicle in which his wife Valeria Carmona, 36, and their two children, Jose, 8 months and 2-year-old Antonio were passengers.
Mr Bergoglio, who is the son of Alberto, the Pope’s late brother, has been hospitalised and is in a serious condition. Reports suggest the vehicle they were travelling in hit a truck in front of them. The family were reportedly returning to Buenos Aires following a holiday weekend.
Vatican spokesman the Fr Federico Lombardi said: “The Pope was informed about the tragic accident. He is deeply pained,” adding Pope Francis had asked ‘all who share in his grief to unite with him in prayer.’
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