Pope Francis’ Relatives Die In Traffic Accident In Argentina: Mother Valeria Carmona,36, Jose Bergoglio, 8 Months, And Antonio Bergoglio, 2, Francis’ Nephew Emanuel Horacio Bergoglio Is In Critical Condition


(CNN) -- A car crash in Argentina killed three members of Pope Francis' extended family Tuesday -- including his 8-month-old and 2-year-old grand-nephews -- and seriously injured another, police said. A car driven by the pope's nephew Emanuel Horacio Bergoglio struck a truck on a highway in Cordoba at about 12:30 a.m., Cordoba police spokeswoman Carina Ferreyra said. Emanuel Bergoglio's sons -- Jose Bergoglio, 8 months, and Antonio Bergoglio, 2 -- and his wife and the boys' mother, Valeria Carmona, 36, died, police said. Emanuel Bergoglio was taken to a hospital in Cordoba, where he was in critical condition Tuesday morning, Ferreyra said.


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