Overview

• The girls had just stepped off a Línea 600 bus and, while crossing behind it to reach another bus coming the other way, were struck and died at the scene, according to preliminary reconstructions.
• The driver, identified as 36-year-old Daniel Heredia, stayed at the site and remains in custody as the case is handled as an averiguación de homicidio culposo.
• Fiscal Giselle Lana now leads the probe, which awaits peritajes on security-camera footage and speed/braking analyses to determine whether to file formal or aggravated charges.
• Both vehicles belong to Grupo 600–El Plumerillo S.A., a service neighbors describe as infrequent and crowded, conditions they say push students into risky transfers.
• Residents demanded speed reducers and tighter traffic controls near school routes, a solidarity drive was launched to assist the girls’ grandparents, and authorities pledged to cover funeral costs.