Overview
- Two veteran riders from Tucumán, Raúl “Ruly” Becker and Martín Blasco, were struck and killed on Route 9 near San Roque when a car crossed into their lane on Thursday.
- Emergency crews from SAME attended the scene; both motorcyclists died at the site and the car’s 63-year-old driver was treated for trauma and cuts and taken to Hospital Manuel Belgrano.
- Witnesses reported the car crossed unexpectedly from the opposite direction, though formal investigative and legal conclusions have not been released.
- The deaths have prompted widespread mourning in the Tucumán motorcycling community, where Becker and Blasco were known as pioneers, mentors and multiple-time Rally Transmontaña competitors.
- Becker and Blasco were traveling with a group on a weekend travesía through the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a common long-distance route for riders, and the collision may prompt closer scrutiny of safety on those organized runs.