Overview

• The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bruno Morón and Jerónimo Ruíz in Maipú, Mendoza.
• The victim was identified as Yoel Maximiliano Ochoa, 25, and SEC personnel confirmed his death at 9:05 after responding with municipal transit agents and police.
• Preliminary reports state he was riding a Bajaj 200cc north to south on Jerónimo Ruíz when a Grupo 800, línea 830 bus traveling west to east on Bruno Morón struck him.
• The bus driver, a 38-year-old man, returned a negative breathalyzer result as authorities work to determine how the collision occurred.
• Earlier that morning, a separate crash on Ruta Provincial 50 in Guaymallén led to a motorcyclist’s leg amputation, and the 78-year-old car driver involved also tested negative for alcohol.