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Chilean Thief Crushed to Death by ATM He
Stole
SANTIAGO – A thief died and two others were
seriously injured Friday after being crushed
by an automatic teller machine they had
stolen from a gas station and that they were
making off with in an SUV that subsequently
hit a bus, Chilean police said.
The incident occurred in the wee hours, when
some 15 individuals arrived at a filling
station on the southwest side of Santiago in
three vehicles, broke a window and grabbed
the ATM.
The thieves tied it to the SUV with ropes
and sped away pursued by police, who had
been alerted by the alarm of the
establishment and by workers at the filling
station, Col. Mauricio Toro said.
At an intersection, the SUV crashed
violently into a city bus that was carrying
no passengers, and, according to witnesses,
it rose some 3 meters (10 feet) in the air
to crash down on the road leaning forward.
As a result of the impact, the ATM, which
weighs some 250 kilos (550 lbs.), moved
forward on the vehicle and smashed the head
of the 20-year-old driver, who died
immediately.
Two other individuals were trapped in the
SUV and suffered fractures and serious
injuries. They were taken to a Santiago
hospital.
The rest of the assailants managed to escape
in the other two vehicles. EFE |
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