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Rosario Central Filial Leader and Two Children Killed En Route to Clásico as Truck Driver Is Charged

Prosecutors in Pehuajó are running forensic tests into the head-on collision that left the children's mother in serious condition.

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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.