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Newell’s Coach Frank Kudelka Unhurt in Rosario Car–Motorcycle Crash

Police opened a routine traffic inquiry that is examining the flashing signal at the intersection.

Overview

  • Kudelka was driving to training when, around 6 a.m. Wednesday, a motorcycle hit the rear of his SUV at Alsina and Córdoba in Rosario, injuring two riders and sending the woman to Sanatorio Ipam.
  • He reported no injuries and told reporters "the motorcycle hit me" as officers took him to Seccional 2ª to give a formal statement under crash protocols.
  • Club spokesman Ezequiel Clérici said the light was flashing red, Kudelka stopped, then the bike struck the back of his vehicle.
  • Newell’s delayed the morning session by about an hour and held practice after Kudelka finished the required paperwork.
  • Investigators are reviewing the intersection’s intermittent signals and other circumstances, and officials described the case as a standard traffic incident with no escalation reported.