Truck crash against Metrobús left 89 injured; driver was already placed at the disposal of the MP

Due to the accident, Semovi announced that the ATROLSA concessionaire will be suspended for 30 days in its Chapultepec-Palmas corridor; the service will be offered by RTP units

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 07ABRIL2022.- Choque de camión de trasporte público contra el metrobus sobre la av reforma y Circuito Ganhdi, colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, en la alcaldía Miguel hidalgo, con un saldo más de 50 heridos. FOTO: ROGELIO MORALES/CUARTOSCURO.COM

Six hours after a strong collision occurred between a concessioned passenger truck and a Metrobús unit on Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, in Mexico City, the capital's Attorney General's Office (FGJCDMX) reported that it has already opened an investigation folder for the crimes of injury and damage to property.

In a statement, the Prosecutor's Office indicated that the impact left a preliminary result of 89 people injured, of whom 85 had to be taken to nearby hospitals for hip or cervical fractures, as well as head injuries, polyconvulsed people with dislocations; however, none were serious.

As for the driver of the ATROLSA passenger truck, which belongs to Route 8, which runs from Chapultepec to Valle Dorado, he was placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry agent of the MH-5 Territorial Investigation Prosecutor's Office of the Territorial Investigation Prosecutor's Office in Miguel Hidalgo, where the investigation folder is integrated respective.

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And it is that several passengers of the Metrobús indicated to the media that the ATROLSA driver was racing to win users, which caused him to not stop in time and hit the back of the MB.

“The truck in the back had been racing and so it didn't brake and it stamped us, I have a displacement,” Priscila told Milenio TV.

Minutes after the accident, the General Coordination of Forensic Investigation and Expert Services, specialized in the areas of criminology, traffic, photography and chemistry, arrived at the scene to prepare the corresponding opinions.

In turn, agents of the Investigative Police (PDI), in turn, began the search for videos from cameras, public and private, as well as witnesses to collect testimony.

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