Posadas hit-and-run kills man in wheelchair

A fatal hit-and-run incident in Posadas, Misiones, has left a man in a wheelchair dead. The victim, identified as Plácido Facundo Martínez, was struck near the intersection of Marconi and Mariano Moreno avenues while requesting money at a traffic light.

Security footage from the 911 system captured the moment a vehicle struck the victim and dragged him several meters before fleeing the scene. Authorities indicate the driver was operating a vehicle with Paraguayan license plates and reportedly fled toward Encarnación, Paraguay.

The Misiones Police are conducting an intensive search for the driver and the vehicle. Investigators are analyzing surveillance footage from both public and private cameras to reconstruct the driver's path and facilitate an arrest.