Two Colo Colo fans, a 13-year-old child and an 18-year-old young woman, tragically died in incidents outside the Monumental Stadium in Chile before a Copa Libertadores match. Witnesses allege that a police vehicle ran over a fence that fell on the victims.
Following the incident, two Carabineros (Chilean police officers) are now under investigation and implicated in the accident.
President Gabriel Boric expressed deep sorrow, offering condolences to the families. He emphasized the government's commitment to ensuring accountability for the deaths. The head of Estadio Seguro (Safe Stadium) resigned following the incident.
The government plans to take measures to prevent similar events, emphasizing the need to tackle violence in soccer stadiums to ensure family safety at sporting events.
President Boric thanked the Minister of Security, Luis Cordero, for the response and highlighted the case as a top priority for the ministry. He also called for collective responsibility and emphasized the need to stop such incidents from happening again.