Overview
- Amílcar Nicoletti, 40, president of Rosario Central’s Comodoro Rivadavia filial, died with his children Ian, 7, and Yasmín, 15, in a crash near Pehuajó.
- The family was driving a Fiat Argo from Comodoro Rivadavia to Rosario for the clásico after a documentation problem prevented air travel.
- Nicoletti’s car collided head-on with a truck on Route 5; the truck caught fire, and a passing former volunteer firefighter helped the 29-year-old driver from Saladillo escape uninjured.
- The truck driver has been formally charged with triple homicide and negligent injuries as UFI No. 8 of Pehuajó, led by prosecutor Pablo Schestrom, conducts forensic examinations.
- Rosario Central issued official condolences, and the children’s schools in Comodoro Rivadavia announced mourning measures and a memorial service.