A 26-year-old football star has tragically lost his life in a head-on car crash.
Marcos Olmedo, who made five appearances in the Libertadores Cup, died on Sunday (24 Aug) morning.
Two other men, aged 30 and 34, also died in the crash, which involved two vehicles.
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CCTV footage showed a pickup truck straddling the solid white edge line before colliding at speed with an oncoming car.
The crash occurred on the E20 highway in Quinindé, Ecuador, as reported by Need To Know.
Emergency services attended the scene, but there was nothing they could do for the victims.
Olmedo, from Guayaquil, had played just four matches for top-flight Mushuc Runa SC after joining the Ambato-based side in June.
He was listed in the squad for their home game against CD Macará – one of his former clubs – on Saturday (23 Aug), but remained on the bench.
Primarily a defensive midfielder, Olmedo played for several teams during his professional career, which began in 2017, including LDU Quito and CD El Nacional, two of Ecuador’s most successful clubs.
He scored his only career goal for the latter 2in 2024.
A spokesperson for El Nacional described him as a “warrior who marked our history and brought us glory with a star after 18 long years of waiting”.
Olmedo made five appearances in the Libertadores Cup in 2024 and 2025.
He won three titles during his career – the Copa Sudamericana in 2023 with LDU Quito, the Copa
Ecuador in 2024 with El Nacional, and the LigaPro Serie A with LDU Quito.
The accident is currently under investigation.
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