The man was a supervisor at the company that manages the routes. Heavy hailstorm
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January 1, 2026 began with a tragedy in Córdoba.
Amid a severe storm that included hail, rain, and strong wind gusts, a man died after being crushed by a tollbooth.
The incident occurred on National Route 9 North, at the Estación Juárez Celman tollbooth, where the blowing away of four booths as a result of the strong winds caused an accident that left one person dead and two injured.
Fuerte caída de granizo en Córdoba.
According to reports, the fatal victim was a supervisor for the company that manages the highways, Caminos de las Sierras, who was 61 years old.
His name: Jorge Gianinetto.
"The deceased was reportedly a supervisor who, when the storm arrived, went out to supervise, and under those circumstances the booths were blown away and one of them crushed him," said a source linked to the investigation of the incident.
Fuerte caída de granizo en Córdoba.
Among the injured are a man with cranial trauma and a woman with a possible fracture of a lower limb.
Córdoba: 15 medium-voltage poles fell due to the storm
Near the site of the tragedy there was severe damage at Córdoba Airport, where hail destroyed cars that were in the parking lot.
An airplane sustained damage to its windshield.
Fuerte caída de granizo en Córdoba.
There was also a report of the collapse of 15 medium-voltage poles on National Route 9 North, between kilometers 724 and 729, which caused interruptions in electricity, telephone, and connectivity services.
In the urban area of Estación Juárez Celman there were partial roof blow-offs in some homes in the southern area, which affected several families.
There were also reports of fallen poles and cables in different sectors of the city, with Public Works personnel carrying out removal and prevention tasks.
Situation in other localities in Córdoba
Colonia Caroya: fallen trees and power lines.
Colonia Vicente Agüero: fallen trees and power lines, with no damage to homes.
Jesús María: fallen trees and power lines; surveys are being carried out in neighborhoods and the camping area.
Malagueño: fallen poles, trees, and a roof blown off.
Villa Allende: two neighborhoods affected by fallen trees and an outage in the medium-voltage power grid.
