Driver killed after a stone attack during a truck stop

Offenders who they left suddenly from a banana tree of Urabá, they attacked several vehicles They refuse to turn off the engines in the middle of the trucking stop, which has reached its third day. During one of the attacks perpetrated in the municipality of Chigorodó, the driver of a van-type vehicle was seriously injured.

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The man has been identified as being Augusto Fernández Mesa, who received several shocks of stones on his chest, suffered a cardio-respiratory arrest following injuries.. The Mayor of Chigorodó, Daniel Álvarez, said that, with the help of witnesses, it was necessary to identify those responsible.

"The incident occurred on the El Tigre-Chigorodó highway, which leads to Medellín. The lord was attacked by stones, they hit him in the chestand unfortunately ended up suffering a respiratory arrest, and the police are in charge of the investigation, "said the president.

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The driver of the vehicle registered ESP 387 died at the Panamerican clinic Apartadó, becoming the first fatal victim of the truck stop in Antioquia. The mayor of Chigorodó He warned that some people are offering money to young people in the area to pick up rocks and attack vehicles that have not suspended their work.

During the first day of the strike, people also attacked utility buses with stones and sticks, affecting the provision of services at the airport of Carepa. Drivers urge national government to show resolve to solve economic crisis and human sector.