A 54-year-old man died late Saturday after a pickup truck struck him at one of the entrances to Bahía Blanca, according to La Brújula 24. The victim was identified as Ricardo Maldonado, who was hit while attempting to cross the roadway in the area of Marcos Mora and El Benteveo.
The outlet reports that the vehicle involved was a Chery Tiggo driven by Esteban David Jonar, 49. Emergency crews who responded to the scene confirmed that Maldonado had died from injuries sustained in the impact.
Police officers, civil defense personnel and traffic control agents worked at the site, and forensic specialists were called in to help establish how the collision occurred.
Why it matters
The death puts attention back on safety at Bahía Blanca's access roads, where pedestrians and vehicles share space at the city's edges. La Brújula 24's account places the collision at a crossing point rather than on a highway, a detail that matters for anyone who walks those routes after dark.
It also leaves a family and a community waiting on answers. The presence of forensic experts at the scene signals that investigators are treating the circumstances of the crash as something still to be established, not assumed.
What is known about the collision
According to La Brújula 24, the incident unfolded during the night of Saturday, November 1. Maldonado was on foot and trying to get across the road when the Chery Tiggo, driven by Jonar, struck him.
The force of the impact caused injuries that proved fatal. Emergency medical staff arrived and pronounced him dead at the location.
Beyond the names and ages of the two men and the make of the vehicle, the outlet did not report further details about speed, visibility, lighting or road conditions at the time. It also did not say whether any charges had been filed or whether the driver remained at the scene, and those points should not be assumed.
A multi-agency response
The response drew several agencies to the intersection. Police secured the area, civil defense teams assisted, and traffic control officers managed the scene, per La Brújula 24.
Forensic specialists were requested specifically to determine the circumstances of the accident — language that suggests investigators are still piecing together the sequence of events rather than working from a settled account.
For residents of the access-road neighborhoods, the case is a reminder of how quickly a routine crossing can turn fatal. The intersection of Marcos Mora and El Benteveo sits in a zone where the city meets its approach routes, a setting where pedestrian infrastructure and vehicle traffic often intersect with little margin.
La Brújula 24 did not report on prior incidents at the same location, and no such history should be inferred.
What to watch
Investigators are expected to rely on the forensic work at the scene as they reconstruct what happened. Further details — including any findings on the cause of the collision or any legal steps involving the driver — have not been reported and would come from police or judicial sources as the case develops.
