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Authorities are investigating whether it was a suicide attempt, a deliberate attack or a tragic accident.
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Mexico City. -A tragic accident occurred on Thursday night at the intersection of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Independencia, in the Historic Center from Mexico City, where a motorcyclist lost his life after running over a man who, according to witnesses, intentionally threw himself into the path of the motorcycle.
The pedestrian, who turned out to be a man in a priority situation of approximately 35 years of age, suffered multiple fractures after the impact, for which he was treated by paramedics from the 07 medical unit. Civil defense and transported by an ambulance Rescue and Medical Emergencies Squad (ERUM)to La Villa Hospital, where he remains under medical observation and as a detainee.
The motorcyclist was left unconscious on the asphalt after the impact. When the emergency services arrived, they confirmed that he no longer had vital signs, so his body was covered with a blue sheet and the area was cordoned off by security elements to allow the work of Expert Services.
The place was guarded by the MX-212 patrol, and the corresponding Territorial Coordination was notified, as well as the CDMX Prosecutor’s Office, which has already opened an investigation folder to determine if it was a suicide attempt, a deliberate attack or an accident.