Overview

• The pickup carrying M19 players from Santa Fe Rugby Club struck a truck from behind near kilometer 5 of Ruta Nacional 19 by Santo Tomé on Saturday afternoon.
• Salvador Passadore, 18, was killed in the crash, and four teammates were taken to Hospital Cullen in the provincial capital.
• Local outlets report differing assessments of the survivors’ conditions, with some accounts citing two in serious state and others indicating no critical cases.
• The truck driver was uninjured and described feeling a strong impact before the vehicle shifted, according to local reporting.
• Passing motorists provided first aid, and firefighters, police, and medical teams secured the scene and began the inquiry, as the rugby community recalls a July death of 18-year-old Jerónimo Fernández Bobbio after surgical complications.