According to official sources, the accident took place on Tuesday, January 2, precisely at kilometer 132, in the Valencia-Maracay direction, and it is said that the accident was allegedly the result of a mental disorder suffered by the victim of the accident.

According to what was revealed to the media, Freites Aponte was driving a gray Hyundai Elantra, sedan type, license plate AA076KH, accompanied by three other persons.

The authorities indicated that the citizen apparently suffered an episode of mental disorder, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and overturned, getting stuck in the channel of the central island.

However, minutes after suffering this mishap, Freites Aponte disorientedly went up the highway and insisted that the vehicles stop to help him. However, when he got in the middle of the left channel of the highway, a white Yutong bus, model ZK6146H, belonging to the Expresos Isla Mar line, ran over him.

Immediately, the officers attending the accident proceeded to attend to the injured and transfer him to the Mariara hospital.

He was then referred to the emergency area of the Ciudad Hospitalaria Dr. Enrique Tejera (CHET), where he died in the early morning of Wednesday, January 3.

It was learned that the driver of the transport unit was detained, however he was released hours later when it was confirmed that the victim allegedly suffered from mental disorders.

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