One person has been killed and eight others injured in a bizarre traffic accident in Argentina.

Oscar Perona, 81, drove through the pedestrians in central Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

An elderly man who was pulled underneath the car, died shortly before being taken to hospital.

Mr Perona, was immediately arrested, but police released him the following day saying the incident was caused by a mechanical fault.

Mr Perona claimed the automatic gears of his car failed.

He also said it had been the first driving accident in his life.

The incident was captured on amateur video.

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