Argentina fan chokes to death after flag trapped in motorbike celebrating World Cup triumph

An Argentinian man died celebrating the nation’s World Cup victory when the flag tied round his neck received caught up in his motorbike.

Sebastian Oscar Maciel, 22, choked to death in the La Falda neighbourhood of Bahia Blanca, about 400 miles south of Buenos Aires. The incident occurred on Sunday night solely minutes after the ultimate.

According to Argentinian outlet Estacion Plus, emergency companies arrived on the scene to uncover Mr Maciel’s flag was tied up in the wheels of his Honda XR 150cc.

A police spokesperson mentioned that, in accordance to preliminary evaluation: “According to several witnesses, the motorcyclist fell to the road where it was observed that he was wearing the flag around his neck, for which, according to the first investigations, he died of suffocation.”

The incident got here earlier than one other Argentina fan died after falling from a roof in Buenos Aires whereas celebrating.

According to reviews in La Nacion, the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health confirmed that the 24-year-old man died of a deadly head damage on the Fernández Hospital having been admitted “after a fall from a height, in the context of the massive festivities that occurred in the City of Buenos Aires”.

He was discovered unconscious on the third ground of a carpark on Monday morning by law enforcement officials, with the police claiming that “he was jumping on the roof, celebrating the triumph of the National Team, until a plate broke and fell.”

A five-year-old boy can be reportedly in a coma following celebrations.