Argentine fan dies of suffocation celebrating the World Cup victory: the flag got caught on the wheel of the motorcycle

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Image courtesy of Teledoce – Argentine fan suffocated to death celebrating the World Cup triumph


A young man Argentinian fan suffocated to death celebrating the triumph of the albiceleste in the World Cup in Qatar during the afternoon hours of Sunday, December 18, when the South American country celebrated obtaining the victory in the soccer world championship.

According to what various media reported, the event took place in the city of Bahía Blanca, located in the south of the province of Buenos Aires. At the site, the lifeless body of a 22 year old next to his motorcycle and with an Argentine flag around his neck.

Argentinian fan dies celebrating World Cup triumph

The unfortunate event occurred after the penalty shootout against France, at which time the victim was riding a 150cc motorcycle at the intersection of Rufino Rojas and Ramon y Cajal, in the aforementioned La Falda neighborhood of Bahia.


According to the first information available, the young Argentine was wearing the flag as a cape and it was probably got caught in one of the wheels while he was on the motorcycle.

“Apparently the man would have died when a flag he was wearing tied around his neck got entangled with the crown of the motorcycle, for which he was hanged,” some Argentine media say, based on police sources.

Argentine fan dies of suffocation celebrating the victory in the World Cup
Image courtesy of Los Andes – Argentinian fan chokes to death celebrating World Cup triumph

“After that, according to several witnesses, the motorcyclist fell onto the asphalt strip where it was observed that he was wearing the flag around his neck, therefore, according to the first investigations, died of suffocation”, they pointed out.

Members of the emergency service, Civil Defense and Scientific Police personnel, among others, arrived at the scene in order to provide the necessary help.

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