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PDC man killed tripping on sidewalk and falling into oncoming city bus

Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Forensics were called to the scene of a fatal accident in Playa del Carmen Sunday when a pedestrian was run over by a city bus. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. along 2nd Street.

PDC man killed tripping on sidewalk and falling into oncoming bus

According to early information, the man was on the sidewalk walking when he slipped at the same moment a city bus was passing.

The driver of the Transportes Unidos del Carmen (Tucsa) bus was unable to stop in time. People on the bus requested an ambulance after realizing what had happened. Responding paramedics confirmed the man had died.

The area resident was walking on a sloped section of the sidewalk when he accidently tripped and fell onto the road at the moment the bus was passing by. The man was run over by the bus and killed.

Municipal police cordoned off a section of street between 30 and 25 Avenues while they waited for the body to be removed from the scene and the city bus towed.