Overview
- The 65-year-old driver, identified as J.C.C., died Saturday at the Regional Hospital after being hospitalized with multiple traumatic injuries.
- The incident began Friday in Barrio San Martín when the truck, left running outside the man's home, started sliding down a sloped dirt street.
- He tried to climb into the cab to stop it, fell, and was trapped under a wheel before his son moved the vehicle to free him.
- After striking its owner, the truck crashed into a nearby home, causing structural damage and a gas leak reported by residents.
- Firefighters, emergency medics, and gas utility crews evacuated adjacent houses, closed the street, and ventilated the area as local outlets reported that the cause is under investigation.