A Carabineros vehicle ran over a person who was participating in a new day of demonstrations in Plaza Italia. From the police institution they indicated that it was an accidental case.
A vehicle of Carabineros Public Order Control (COP) officers ran over a woman, when he was carrying out maneuvers to disperse a group of demonstrators, when a new Friday of protests was taking place in the vicinity of Plaza Baquedano.
The incident occurred after 11:00 p.m. on Friday, when a Carabineros vehicle ran over the woman in the middle of the demonstrations, who was attended by other people who participated in the disorders, who also prevented police officers from providing assistance to the young woman. run over
“One of the vehicles that operated in the place accidentally ran over a person, who was participating in the incidents. This person was helped by other participants, who helped her get out of the place, without being able to be identified,” said Captain Pamela Sandoval, in a Carabineros spokesperson.
After not being able to help the run over person, Carabineros made the ex officio complaint for this fact to the Prosecutor’s Office, beginning the investigation to identify the run over person, in the case of a woman, who is being treated at the Central Post.
As reported, the woman is being treated at the health center and is out of vital risk.
In addition, during this Friday of protests in Plaza Baquedano, a Transantiago bus was set on fire by a group of hooded men, while the message “Yellow government, traitors” was scratched on the street.
“Most of them were minors, between 12 and 15 years old, then an older group appeared with masks. They made me stop with stones, they started to break the windows and they told me to get off, get off, it’s nothing against you, it’s against the Carabineros”, commented the bus driver.