A tragic incident shocks La Plata, Argentina, after a van driver ran over a paraplegic man who moved around in his wheelchair.
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The person responsible for the accident escaped from the scene without providing helpleaving the victim seriously injured. The family of the affected person requests the collaboration of the community to find the driver of the Ford Ecosport involved.
The accident and the escape
The incident took place last Sunday, and was recorded by security cameras located in the area. According to information from portal 0221, The accident happened unexpectedly while the affected young man was crossing the street after doing some shopping.. “He crossed the street and then a truck appears and runs over him and runs away,” the victim’s sister explained to the local media.
Witnesses claim that the vehicle was driven by a woman, who minutes before would have been involved in another accident when colliding with a motorcyclist on a nearby street. “He was fleeing from that crash and he ran over my brother,” added the young man’s sister.
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They are seeking to know the whereabouts of the driver of this truck, which ran over a man in a wheelchair on 29th and 64th streets. “We need to know if anyone saw something, my brother is wrong,” said a family member. pic.twitter.com/b9y0KnFRwW
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The state of health of the victim
After the impact, the young man was quickly taken by ambulance to the San Martín hospital, where doctors found that he had serious injuries. Among the damages, A blow to the head, a broken foot and an injury to one of his kidneys were reported.
The victim’s family has started a campaign to locate the person responsible for the accident. “We want to find the person who ran him over. We don’t have the patent, but you saw it, it’s a woman. We want to do justice and find it. We ask everyone if they can collaborate and let us know if they know anything,” said the sister of the affected person.
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