Overview
- The victim was identified as Eduardo Gerling, 50, a resident of Concordia in Argentina’s Entre Ríos province.
- The collision occurred around 6 a.m. Friday near kilometer 202 of Route 2 between Rodó and Santa Catalina in Soriano.
- Gerling’s Volkswagen Amarok struck a Mirtrans logistics truck in a frontal or front‑lateral impact, with the truck reportedly transporting equipment for Shakira’s shows.
- The truck sustained significant damage, and its driver was reported virtually uninjured.
- Authorities closed the highway for hours, diverted traffic via Parada Suárez, and opened an investigation with police and firefighters working at the scene.