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Viral Video Shows Motorcyclist Knock Out Taxi Driver in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico

Crowdsourced attempts to identify the rider continue pending official updates on the case.

Overview

  • Security-camera footage from a public transport unit recorded the Aug. 26 incident on Avenida Pino Suárez in the Centro Histórico.
  • After rear-ending a CDMX taxi stopped at a light, the motorcyclist exchanged words with the driver, then punched him and left him unconscious in the street.
  • The recording spread widely on social platforms, prompting calls for the assailant to be located and held accountable.
  • The rider was not wearing a helmet and fled the scene as another motorcyclist followed, according to the reports.
  • The taxi driver was taken to Hospital de Balbuena with no condition disclosed, and users have circulated an unconfirmed identification suggesting the rider is a TikTok creator known as Rafael Motoblok.