An influencer has been killed in a motorbike crash aged 23.
María José Calderón was better known online as Mayits.
The content creator was riding her motorbike behind a lorry in heavy traffic when the driver allegedly broke sharply while trying to change lanes.
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Without time to react, María crashed into the back of the lorry and, despite wearing a helmet at the time, suffered fatal head injuries.
The crash took place at around midday near the Monterrey Shopping Centre in Monterrey, Mexico last Thursday (18 Dec).
The victim, who was born in Medellín, died on the spot, as reported by Need To Know.
Following her untimely death, several fellow influencers paid tribute to her.
WestCOL, a Colombian streamer with six million fans, shared the news of her death and admitted it has hit him hard.
He told his followers: “I haven’t been doing very well, she was a very close friend of ours.”
“She was with us at the very beginning, when we were just starting out.
“It’s very difficult to talk about this, this December has been harder than usual.”
He added: “Value life, take care of yourselves, it can be gone in the blink of an eye.”
As well as creating content about her dance routines, María was also a keen amateur boxer.
She steadily built up a following of over 45,000 followers on Instagram.
In her last post on 9 December, she showed off her new look for her fans.
She wrote: “I feel pretty today.
“My friend Mariana made me look beautiful.”
The investigation into the fatal road accident is ongoing.
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