Overview
- The 50-year-old from Concordia, Entre Ríos, was driving a Volkswagen Amarok that collided frontally or frontolaterally with a logistics truck between Rodó and Santa Catalina.
- He suffered severe injuries, was taken to the Hospital de Cardona, and died hours later, according to local reports.
- The truck driver, reported to be 56, was unharmed and returned a negative breathalyzer test, according to one outlet.
- Traffic on Route 2 was closed for hours and diverted to Parada Suárez while Policía Caminera and firefighters conducted rescue operations and on-site forensic work.
- Multiple outlets reported the truck was transporting concert equipment from Montevideo toward Buenos Aires for Shakira’s shows, and condolences for Gerling flooded social media in Concordia.