Fight ends in accident in Ecatepec; 11-year-old boy dies

A road conflict between a motorist and a motorcyclist ended with an accident that hit several street stalls and killed an 11-year-old boy and injured 6 more people in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.
The crash occurred in the side lanes of Central Avenue, in the direction of Mexico City, at the height of the Ecatepec station of Line B of the Metro, in Colonia Valle de Anáhuac.
A video from security cameras shows the moment when the driver of a car is speeding and seeks to knock down the motorcyclist also impacting street businesses.

Like when road violence causes the death of a 7-year-old😡 boy
A motorist tried to run over a motorcyclist, but as a result he crashed into a stall and left a minor dead in Ecatepec.
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— Net Noise (@RuidoEnLaRed) November 9, 2022

The Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Mexico confirmed that the driver has not been arrested, as he fled the scene.

During 2021 alone, every 24 hours 40 people lost their lives run over or in vehicular mishaps on the streets of the whole country. 
Data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) showed that between January 1 and November 30, 2021, a total of 13,512 people lost their lives in traffic incidents in the country.
In seven years, deaths as a result of these traffic incidents have skyrocketed more than 30%, and in 27 of the 32 states deaths increased in the last year.
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Original source in Spanish