A 20-year-old footballer has died after losing control of his car and crashing into a utility pole.
Santiago Nicolás Corazza was driving when he lost control of his Ford Ka.
He crashed into a roadside utility pole on Provincial Route 65 near Cervantes at around 9.30am on Sunday (26 July).
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The force of the impact threw him from the vehicle in Argentina’s Río Negro Province.
He was rushed to Francisco López Lima Hospital in General Roca in critical condition, suffering from a severe pneumothorax.
Despite the efforts of doctors to save him, he died several hours later.
Originally from Cervantes, Corazza played for Club Atlético y Social Argentinos del Norte, as reported by Need To Know.
The General Roca-based club competes in the regional Liga Deportiva Confluencia, which it has won three times.
Corazza began his football career in the youth ranks at Deportivo Roca before later spending time in Banfield’s academy.
Paying tribute online, Deportivo Roca wrote: “We’ll always cherish the wonderful memories we shared with you, Santiago Corazza, especially those days with the 2006 team.”
Police and forensic investigators have examined the crash scene to establish exactly how the accident happened.
Corazza is survived by his parents, Pao and Oso, his sister, Josefina, and his grandmothers.
The investigation is ongoing.
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