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Security guard pushed onto bus tracks in Cali after passenger's pet dispute
🇨🇴 Colombia /Crime & Justice

Security guard pushed onto bus tracks in Cali after passenger's pet dispute

From El Tiempo · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A security guard in Cali, Colombia, was pushed onto bus tracks by a passenger who was angered by being asked for documentation for her pet.
  • The guard narrowly avoided being run over by a bus thanks to the quick reaction of a bus operator.
  • The victim has filed a criminal complaint against her attacker, who was later apprehended by authorities.

A security guard at Cali's MIO mass transit system narrowly escaped a potentially fatal incident on June 12 when a passenger, enraged by a request for her pet's vaccination records and muzzle, pushed her onto the bus-only lane.

The guard recounted the terrifying moments, stating the passenger became hostile after being asked to follow protocol for transporting an animal. After verbally abusing the guard, the passenger boarded a bus, only to confront the guard again upon disembarking at the same station.

"Without measuring distance, she threw me, launched me, and then I really don't remember well," the victim stated, recalling a partial loss of consciousness due to the impact. A bus operator's swift intervention was crucial, pulling her from the tracks and ensuring she received immediate medical attention.

Authorities responded to the scene, and the aggressor was later apprehended. The incident highlights the alarming levels of violence faced by public service workers.

Without measuring distance, she threw me, launched me, and then I really don't remember well

— The victimDescribing the moment she was pushed onto the bus tracks.
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Originally published by El Tiempo in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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