Mario Puga, a cultural icon of Tepito, was the victim of the accident during a police chase in Mexico City.

Mario Puga, director of Pilares Morelos and a prominent cultural figure in the Tepito neighborhood, died on the afternoon of Saturday, October 24. He was struck by a vehicle involved in a police pursuit in the Morelos neighborhood, located within the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City.

The incident occurred as authorities chased a criminal gang, resulting in the fatal accident that claimed the life of the local cultural representative.