Crazy scenes on the Argentine bus: two fans throw each other off a bridge, one falls

Four maybe even five million fans packed the streets of the capital, Buenos Aires, to welcome theArgentina World champion. As far as the eye can see, it is a boundless crowd of crowded people, overflowing with euphoria, impossible to manage. A human tide that from the airport to iconic places such as the Obelisk area, Plaza de Mayo invaded the asphalt and made it impossible for the convertible bus that transported the Selection to complete its route and reach the heart of the city.

The Argentina bus is already under the viaduct, the fan miscalculates the time of the jump and hits the back of the bus.

Public order reasons and security concerns led the authorities to a sudden change of plans. After a five-hour journey from Ezeiza airport to the center, the Alviceleste team was boarded in three helicopters.

The young man who tried to jump into the alviceleste vehicle fell on the road.

The team’s bus was diverted to the Federal Police School for Students (in the district of Lugano) and there, players and members of the national team boarded the aircraft available to receive (albeit virtually) that swarm of fans that colored the stadium white and blue. day. There was no alternative solution but to cross the capital from above.

Through his official Twitter account, the president of the Argentine Federation (AFA), Claudio Chiqui Tapia, regretted the decision taken and explained the reasons for the expected change in relation to the agreed protocol: “We are not allowed to greet all the people who were at the Obelisk – reads in the post shared on social networks -, the same security guards who have escorted us until now do not allow us to continue”🇧🇷 The sentence ended like this: “The federation apologizes on behalf of all world champion players. It’s a shame.”🇧🇷

It was evident from the images and the evolution of the situation that the event could not take place as initially planned. One episode in particular caused the authorities to put aside the romantic and emotional ride/joy of the crowd: a couple of fans, in the throes of embracing the players, threw themselves off an overpass when the bus passed through ‘Argentina’. The incident took place in the area of ​​Avenida Tenente General Pablo Ricchieri near the Central Market.

About five million people in the square to celebrate the victory of the Selection in the World Cup.

Images that leaked on social media show a chilling scene. The first of the fans jumped off the bridge in good time and landed on the moving vehicle: he suffered no injuries and was expelled shortly afterwards. The other, on the other hand, let go when it was too late and the vehicle had already entered the tunnel almost completely: it fell backwards and, unbalanced, ended up on the asphalt.

It is not known what happened to him or what his condition is. In that chaos it was also impossible for the Argentine media to obtain clearer news. The dynamics of this fall suggest that the impact was cushioned first by the collision with the vehicle and then by contact with some people who were following the vehicle.

But it’s an optimistic reconstruction because in reality nothing is known about this fan (for now). The phrase of a journalist who documented the “madness” for world triumph is emblematic: “If there are no dead today, it’s a miracle”.