A 23-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after flying almost 50 meters crash with a taxi, in the North Access, near the Tamarindos neighborhood, Las Heras. They indicated that the injured man was going to work at the airport, while the taxi driver assured that he was going very fast and without lights.
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The taxi driver assured that he did not warn the motorcyclist.
Photo: Matías Pascualetti/ Radio Nihuil
When the 54-year-old taxi driver made the roundabout and tried to cross the Access to the West, he directly hit the motorcyclist. The smaller vehicle was left in the middle of the lane separator, about 10 meters from the car, while the driver flew through the air about 50 meters.
His relatives arrived at the scene in a few minutes, as did police personnel, an ambulance from the Coordinated Emergency Service and the Las Heras Urban Guard. The victim’s sister noted that he had fractures in one leg and significant injuries in one arm.
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The driver of the motorcycle flew about 50 meters after the impact with the taxi. He suffered fractures in one leg and injuries to the rest of his body.
Photo: Matías Pascualetti/ Radio Nihuil
The taxi driver was not injured. He said that when he made the roundabout to cross to the West He never warned the young man about the motorcycle, since according to him, it was going at very high speed and without lights. This version was supported by other drivers who stopped to help them.
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The entire front of the taxi was destroyed after colliding with the motorcyclist.
Photo: Matías Pascualetti/ Radio Nihuil
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