A man 46-year-old died after being hit by a bus on his bike driven by a 47-year-old man, the Montevideo Police Headquarters reported in a statement.
According to the report of the facts, the incident occurred on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro and Russia.
Police personnel went there, finding the victim lying on the ground next to his bike and “no apparent vital signs”. Minutes later, medical personnel who attended the scene confirmed the death of the man, who had several criminal records.
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According to the bus driver’s story, he was traveling normally on Rio de Janeiro Street when, upon reaching the intersection with Russia Street, he was surprised by the bicycle, “unable to avoid collision”.
Scientific Police personnel worked at the scene and seized $945 and a “brick wrapped with a yellowish substance” which was found in the “crotch” of the deceased.
At the scene, police officers performed a spirometry test on the bus driver and This gave a negative result..
The case is in the hands of the 14th Shift Flagrancy Prosecutor’s Office, who arranged all the corresponding procedures.
