Overview

• Juan Carlos Pérez, a 57‑year‑old motorcyclist, died at the Hospital Escuela after being critically injured in Friday’s collision on the Puente General Manuel Belgrano.
• The truck driver, identified as 26‑year‑old Nahuel Ruiz, told authorities his vehicle lost its brakes before striking multiple vehicles and triggering the chain reaction.
• Prosecutor Francisco de Obaldía Eyseric is overseeing the case and ordered mechanical pericias on the truck and other vehicles, with bridge security‑camera video central to the reconstruction.
• Reports list multiple injured—ranging from several to around a dozen—with some in serious condition, as firefighters, police and medical teams conducted rescues and controlled fuel hazards.
• Traffic was halted for hours across the interprovincial crossing and was reopened on Saturday morning after removal and cleanup operations.