A driver lynched by a baying mob after “ramming” football fans with his car has reportedly died in hospital.
Shocking footage opens with the vehicle moving slowly through a crowd of assembled fans, with one man lying on the bonnet.
As he climbed down, others began hitting the vehicle, while another threw a drink at the rear windscreen.
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Moments later, the car suddenly accelerated through the crowd, scattering fans, before crashing into the kerb as the man filming shouted: “No way!”
Another clip shows the vehicle’s front end heavily damaged.
A group of fans then rushed towards the car to attack it and confront the driver, while a man lay motionless on the kerb with blood pouring from his head.
The incident unfolded on a main boulevard in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Wednesday (24 June) night, following Mexico’s 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic, which secured qualification for the World Cup round of 32.
According to witnesses, Roberto Arellano Acevedo and his two daughters became trapped after fans surrounded the car.
After the vehicle was shaken and vandalised by the crowd, Roberto reportedly accelerated in an attempt to escape.
At least 17 people were injured as he drove through the crowd, according to authorities, with the severity of the injuries not disclosed.
After crashing into the kerb, several fans pulled Roberto from his car and allegedly assaulted him in the street.
Security forces intervened, but by that point his condition was critical.
He was admitted to hospital with a severe traumatic brain injury and other internal injuries, as reported by Need To Know.
He was later transferred to a larger facility in La Paz, where he remained in an induced coma.
Roberto, who worked in the tourism sector in Cabo San Lucas, died on Saturday (27 June), according to local media reports.
The State Attorney General’s Office of Baja California Sur has opened an investigation to identify those responsible.
Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, social media videos, and collecting witness testimonies.
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