This Tuesday two men hijacked a Coetc line 456 bus in Piedras Blancas, and shot a passenger who refused to give up his bagsaid to The Observer, Julio Spinetti, leader of the National Union of Transport Workers and Workers (Unott). Consequently, the union decided to completely suspend the line until this Thursday, when it will have a meeting.
Unott awaits solutions from the Ministry of the Interior. “We are tired. You can’t work like this,” Spinetti said. Line 456 has suffered several robberies and robberies. “Neither the workers nor the passengers deserve it.” In this line, a driver had also been shot in 2022, the leader recalled. In the past, the union had taken steps to cut off the route to Piedras Blancas. However, on this occasion it was decided to suspend the entire line.
Spinetti said that this Sunday the union spoke with bosses from Zone 3 and raised the situation again, looking for answers.
The assault happened on Tuesday afternoon. After 4:00 p.m., a call to 911 reported a robbery on a bus at Domingo Arena and Camino Mendoza. The police went to the place. It was a bus on line 456, which connects Ciudadela with Instrucciones, according to Telemundo.
Two men had gotten into the vehicle and, threatening with firearms, they demanded the collection from the driver, a 39-year-old man. They stole 400 pesos, reported from the Ministry of the Interior.
Before going down, the criminals tried to take the bag of one of the passengers. The 32-year-old resisted and was shot in the left leg. He was treated for a medical emergency and then transferred to Casmu.
