Santiago Chile: Tourist dies outside airport of heart attack, delayed medical care due to uber, cabify protest

Posted on September 5, 2017 • Filed under: Chile

news4europe.eu – (efe-pa).- A Brazilian tourist died Monday after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest outside Santiago International Airport and was unable to get medical attention in time – because the roads in and out were blocked by taxi drivers protesting against Uber, Cabify, and their apps for picking up passengers.

Police officials said the victim was identified as Mario Irochi Suzuki, 65, who suffered the collapse amid the chaos caused by taxi drivers demanding the elimination of their rivals’ transport apps, considering them illegal.

Several hundred taxi drivers blocked arrival and departure access at the airport, forcing passengers to walk as far as 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) to get into the terminal or find some means of transportation to get away. Read Article

 

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