A River Plate fan died on the Pan-American Highway: he fell from the bus in which he was traveling to the Monumental and was hit by another who was behind him

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One of the buses that transported fans to the Monumental
One of the buses that transported fans to the Monumental

A tragedy marked the previous duel between River Plate y Argentine Juniors for the third date of the Professional League. On the day of the inauguration of the impressive works in the Monumental and the tribute to the world champions with Argentina and the presence of Daniel Passarella, a fan who was traveling in a bus from Garín to the stadium died on the Pan-American highway after falling from the bus in which he was traveling and being run over by another that was coming from behind.

The accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. at kilometer 24 of the route, in the direction of the Federal Capital. The man, who was hanging from one of the doors and singing in one of the vehicles with fans of the Maschwitz Movement, lost his balance and fell on the asphalt. Immediately, another bus ran over him.

The micro, on the trace in which the accident occurred
The micro, on the trace in which the accident occurred

The deceased was recognized by his alias (Richard) and the security personnel contacted the Don Torcuato Fiscal Unit in charge of Dr. Amayo, who summoned the scientific police. “A fan who was on the step of the door of the Mercedes Benz bus that was driving in the slow lane falls on the track and is later hit by another bus of the same brand, which causes death,” the police report described.

Later, already in the Monumental with more than 83,000 spectators, a fan wanted to go from the middle Sívori grandstand to the bottom and fell empty. Subsequently, he was taken unconscious to the hospital. From the club they reported that they will only be able to elucidate in detail what happened when the security cameras are checked in detail.

Another image of the vehicle
Another image of the vehicle

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