A 15-year-old teenager lost his life on Tuesday night after he was involved in a traffic accident in Ciudad de la Costa. The young man was a crew member on a motorcycle that was driven by another 19-year-old.
The fact transpired when police officers attached to Sectional 18 of Ciudad de la Costa mobilized to Almenara and 17 Metro streets to attend to a road accident. Upon arrival, they realized that, for reasons that are still being investigated, the motorcycle on which the two youths described above were riding collided with a truck driven by a 21-year-old youth.
The minor of those involved suffered serious injuries during the accident and the medical personnel who arrived at the site could only verify his death.
Meanwhile, the motorcycle driver suffered polytrauma and was transferred to a Montevideo care center. In accordance with TelenocheThe young man remains hospitalized and under observation.
In charge of the investigation is the prosecutor of the First Shift of Ciudad de la Costa, Fernando Valerio. The proceedings aim to determine how the events that led to the death of the minor occurred.
