Death toll rises to 4 after Mexico City World Cup celebrations

Celebrations in Mexico City turned tragic after the national team's World Cup win over Ecuador, securing its first knockout-stage victory since 1986 and a place in the round of 16.

Mexico City's Public Health Secretariat said on Wednesday that four people died during celebrations following the Mexican national team's World Cup victory.

Health authorities said three of the victims, two women aged 19 and 48, and a 44-year-old man, died from asphyxiation.

A fourth victim, a 30-year-old man who had earlier been taken to hospital after suffering an epileptic seizure and gastrointestinal bleeding, died of cardiorespiratory arrest, authorities said.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada expressed condolences to the victims' families and pledged full support from her administration in the investigation.

"On behalf of the Mexico City government and on my own behalf, we express our deepest sorrow over the deaths of the people who lost their lives yesterday during the celebrations at the Angel of Independence," Brugada told a news conference.

The city government said up to 1.4 million people took to the streets late on Tuesday after Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0, with most fans gathering around the Angel of Independence, a historic monument on one of the capital's main avenues.

Authorities said 1,615 people received medical treatment during the celebrations, while dozens were hospitalised.

Separately, authorities in the northwestern state of Baja California reported the death of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday. Local media said he was allegedly attacked by fans after his vehicle struck a supporter while a group of people were shaking his truck.

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Source: TRT