A tragedy occurred early this Saturday morning in a club in the west of the capital of Potosí, when Attendees who were on the third floor fell into the void when a glass barrier collapsed who could not withstand the pressure of the crowd.
The accident apparently occurred due to overcrowding in the “Rich” club, located in the Altus squarein the Sierra Leone Avenuewhich brought together dozens of attendees attracted by the corridos tumbados singer from Sinaloa Kevin Moreno.
Until 1:00 a.m., no authority had confirmed the information, but it did point out several woundedapproximately a dozen and two lifeless people.
The capital’s City Council issued a statement in which it regretted the mishap, and announced that through the corresponding expert reports the cause of the detachment of the glass railing will be determined.
It was assured that the municipal government is assisting in this emergency situation, and is providing all the necessary support for the people affected by this accident.
Later, the Coordination of State Civil Protection reported having closed the establishment.
Prosecutor’s Office investigates the events in SLP’s club
The Attorney General’s Office of the State of San Luis Potosí (FGESLP) opened an investigation folder for the death of two people due to the collapse of a third level of an establishment on Avenida Sierra Leona in the Capital of Potosina.
Agents from the Investigative Police (PDI) went to the aforementioned place, where first reports indicate the death of two men and around 15 injured approximately for the fall from a third floor in Plaza Altus in Colonia Garita de Jalisco.
The report was attended to on the night of June 7, 2024 by PDI agents and staff from the Scientific Vice Prosecutor’s Office, who went to the aforementioned site, where they began the first investigations that will clarify what happened and in order to define or direct responsibilities. .
The bodies of the deceased were lifted to be transferred to the Legal Medical Service (Semele), where autopsies will be carried out in accordance with the law.
