Global Courant 2023-05-10 16:25:42
It happened in Escobar, with an inmate on line 276 who went on strike after the brutal attack.
After the attack on a driver in Grand Bourg, another violent attack on a bus driver occurred in recent hours in Escobar, where a man refused to pay the fare and shot the driver in the leg.
The event occurred around 3 this Wednesday in inmate 1701 of line 276 that runs from the Pan-American Highway to El Cazador, passing through the center of Belén de Escobar.
When the driver was driving along Route 25, a man went up to Escobar’s watch, refused to pay for the ticket, and an argument ensued that ended with the bus driver being shot in his left leg.
The man ran away and was later arrested by members of the Escobar First Police Station.
The driver, meanwhile, was taken to the Dr. Enrique Erill Zonal Hospital.
From the Metropol company they reported that “the interruption of the service” of line 276 began “due to a trade union measure.”
In a video that went viral on social media, the victim is seen prior to being treated. He is shown sitting in a pool of blood as he applies a tourniquet to try to stop the bleeding.
Another attack in Grand Bourg
A driver of bus line 440 was attacked during a robbery that occurred at dawn this Tuesday in the Buenos Aires town of Grand Bourg.
Due to this episode, the services of the transport company La Primera de Grand Bourg SA were interrupted. The measure also affected lines 315 and 740 that run through San Miguel, José C. Paz and Malvinas Argentinas.
The violent episode occurred after midnight when three criminals boarded an inmate on line 440 at the first stop and attacked the driver who, at that time, was alone on public transport because he was starting his run.
After stealing his belongings, one of the assailants hit him on the head with a rifle butt, causing a cut on his face.
The driver of line 440 assaulted. Photo: @CristianCampi
According to one of the delegates, the criminals triggered the victim three times but the shots did not fire. In dialogue with TN, he specified that the blow caused a severe cut to his head for which he had to be given six stitches at the San Miguel Hospital.
“Our partner is fine, but we are demanding more security. This happens every day, it is not from now. We are exposed on the street every day,” he exclaimed.
Last week, it was the drivers of bus line 178 who began a strike to demand more security, after reporting a shooting after an attempted robbery in a unit that occurred near the Buenos Aires district of Lanús, in the south of Greater Buenos Aires.
This event occurred around 6 last Tuesday at the intersection of Camino General Belgrano and Centenario streets, in the Villa Sapito neighborhood.
Two criminals got into the unit and demanded the passengers’ belongings. One of the salesmen was a police officer from the City of Buenos Aires and an exchange of shots began. One of the bullets hit the SUBE card machine. There were no injuries and the robbers escaped.
