8-year-old boy dies after strong car and motorcycle crash in Mazatlan

Mazatlan, Sinaloa.- The strong impact of a motorcycle and a car caused the death of at least one person, an 8-year-old child, on Saturday night in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.This accident was on Gabriel Leyva Avenue, at the height of General Pesqueira Avenue and a few meters from the Juarez Bridge.Those involved were a white Volkswagen Jetta car, with a family on board, and a red Suzuki sports bike of 600 cc., apparently with two people on board. The bike was split in two on the Gabriel Leyva in the north-south lane. The Volkswagen car was in the south-to-north lane, but half turning to its left, to Pesqueira Avenue.Unofficial information indicates that an 8-year-old boy died inside the Volkswagen car. Red Cross paramedics were also said to have treated two injured people who were coming on the motorcycle and took them to a hospital. 8-year-old boy dies after strong car and motorcycle crash in Mazatlan | Photo: Debate Paramedics also attended to the driver of the car, who suffered injuries but did not leave the vehicle. Other people were in that unit, adults and at least one minor. There was talk that the people on the bike suffered serious injuries. Elements of the Mazatlan Volunteer Fire Department went to the site to provide support. Read more: Criminals abandon van after robbing family and injuring girl by bullet shrapnel in CuliacánPolice and municipal transits were present in the area and cordoned off the area, to try to drive away the dozens of curious people. Experts and investigators from the Southern Vice Prosecutor’s Office also arrived at the site.



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