Two motorcyclists died after collision on the northern Manabí highway

It happened on the road to San Isidro, in the Santo Domingo Chiquito sector, of the San Vicente canton, this Monday, November 29.

SUCRE, Manabi

One person died and another was injured after the collision between two motorcycles on the road to San Isidro, in the Santo Domingo Chiquito sector, of the San Vicente canton, around 00:30 on Monday, November 29.

According to a police report, after the ECU-911 alert, uniformed men arrived at the scene and saw two motorcycles on the side of the road, which would have hit each other head-on.

The deceased motorcyclist, identified as Esteban Farías Vera, 18 years old, was mobilizing on the red motorcycle; Luis Valencia Saldarriago, 42, who was injured, was driving another motorcycle of the same color, it was reported.

Valencia was taken by ambulance to the Miguel H. Alcívar Hospital in Bahía de Caráquez and is in police custody.

Doctors reported that the injured man has fractures of the skull and a bone in his face. The individual remained at the disposal of the judicial authorities to determine his participation in the event.

Personnel from the Police Traffic Accident Investigation Service (SIAT) arrived at the scene and analyzed the scene of the accident.

With the prior authorization of the prosecutor, the body was removed and transferred to the Institute of Forensic Sciences in Manta. (I)

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