Beloved country music star Ivana Pino dead at 32 after car crash
A beloved country music star has died in a horrific car crash, just one day after her 32nd birthday.
Ivana Pino, 32, lost control of her vehicle and slammed into a concrete barrier before flipping over on a Route M-80 in the city of Pelluhue, Chile, on Saturday morning.
Pino was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger in the car, whose name has not been released, was rushed to Cauquenes Hospital and treated for injuries.
The local prosecutor's office and police are leading the investigation into the cause of the mom-of-four's tragic death.
Chilean country music singer Ivana Pino was killed in a car crash that left a passenger injured last Saturday. The accident took place one day after she celebrated her 32nd birthday
Chilean authorities said Ivana Pino lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier moments before the car overturned. The 32-year-old singer, a married mother of four children, was pronounced dead at the scene
Chilean daily evening news show T13 reported that Pino was returning from a birthday party and on her way home before the horrific ordeal.
Pino's last social media post was a selfie on Facebook on Friday, thanking her followers for the warm birthday wishes.
'Today, I thank God for allowing me to celebrate another year of life,' she wrote.
'Thank you all for your beautiful greetings and for all the love given,' she added. 'Many, many thanks, I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. I love you a lot.'
Pino, a married mother of two boys and two girls, was beloved in the municipality of Chanco.
Tributes poured out for the singer - who was loved across the South American country
Her crumpled car is seen here following the fatal crash
Tributes poured in for Ivana Pino, who was well known in the Chilean music scene
Hundreds of fans, family, and friends paid tribute to the singer at her funeral this week
It was there where she found stardom as 'La Rancherita de Chanco,' interpreting rancheras, the traditional Mexican genre, at festivals across the region.
Pino also worked for the municipality of Chanco's communication department and hosted her own show.
Mayor Marcelo Waddington lamented the young mother's death.
'She gladdened the hearts of the most humble people in our city,' Waddington told T13.
'We feel for her so much the people have loved her so much, that the truth is they have suffered a lot with her passing.'
Fans mourned the passing of the talented musician on social media.
'Yesterday happy celebrating her birthday and today she is no longer here, how our lives change from one moment to the next,' Blanca Leal wrote. 'My condolences to his family and children.'
'Her memory and legacy will shine in every stage that is placed in Chango and its surroundings,' Carlos Pernalillo added. 'The suffering of her family for a person who brought joy and humor fades today in the face of this painful news, may her family find comfort.'
Pino was laid to rest Monday afternoon following a funeral service that was attended by friends and family along with hundreds of fans and featured live music.
