Madrid (AFP)

The celebrations of the Spanish championship title by several thousand Atlético supporters, around the Neptune fountain in Madrid, were mourned by the accidental death of a 14-year-old teenager on Saturday evening, the services said. emergency to AFP.

The tragedy occurred while the minor was in a van with relatives, part of his body passed through the glass.

And when the vehicle entered an underground parking lot from a square near the venue, the young man hit the wall, resulting in severe head trauma.

The emergency services tried unsuccessfully to revive him for an hour.

Several thousand supporters gathered to celebrate the coronation of their team in La Liga, while the authorities had called to avoid any gathering for health security.

Thus, about two thousand supporters gathered around the fountain of Neptune, which was barricaded and watched by the police.

The police did not cut off traffic, and the cars drove through the square, often honking their horns to harangue the crowd, who waved their scarves and banners to the rhythm of the chants "Atléti, Atléti, Atlético de Madrid!" .

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"It's a bit of a weird celebration ... We weren't able to celebrate as usual, at the stadium, surrounded by all the fans. We are going to celebrate it with a little fear, being careful, with the mask well dressed, "Pablo Diaz, a 22-year-old supporter, who was present near the fountain of Neptune told AFP.

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In Valladolid (north-west of Madrid), where Atlético sealed their coronation with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night on the last day of the Spanish championship, supporters were also gathered by the hundreds, outside the stadium José-Zorrilla.

After meeting in the city center, they walked together for around 40 minutes to the stadium, then stayed in the parking lot during the game.

And at the final whistle, by joining their bus, some players joined the supporters present to celebrate the title, like Jan Oblak, carried in the air by the "rojiblancos" fans.

The Atlético club will organize a parade by car in the center of Madrid at 6:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. GMT) on Sunday in accordance with sanitary rules, then will receive its Spanish champion trophy from the hands of the mayor of the capital José Luis. Martínez-Almeida and the president of the Madrid region Isabel Díaz Ayuso at 7.45 p.m. (5.45 p.m. GMT) at the Wanda-Metropolitano stadium.

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