Woman Dies After Being Struck by Truck While Training for Chicago Marathon

Mónica Martinich, 38, died after being hit by a truck while training with friends for the Chicago Marathon in Ecuador.

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Mónica Martinich, a 38-year-old runner from Guayaquil, was killed instantly when a truck struck her and two friends who were training for the Chicago Marathon. ^[1] Mónica Martinich, a 38-year-old mother of two, died on 2025-09-04 after being struck by a speeding truck while training with two other people on the Samborondón road in Ecuador, at kilometer 3. ^[2] The Commission for Transit of Ecuador (CTE) issued a statement on Friday afternoon regarding a traffic accident on Samborondón Avenue where a female athlete was killed. ^[3] The accident occurred on the morning of September 4 on the main road to Samborondón in the Guayas province of Ecuador, shortly before 05:00. ^[4] The driver of the truck that struck the runners fled the scene of the accident. ^[5] The accident occurred in the early morning when a vehicle appeared in the right lane and struck a woman running alongside two other runners and a security truck. ^[6] The victim was identified as Mónica Martinich, an active athlete. ^[7] The on-duty prosecutor has received the case files for the corresponding legal procedure. ^[8]

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Mónica Martinich, a 38-year-old runner from Guayaquil, was killed instantly when a truck struck her and two friends who were training for the Chicago Marathon. · Primicias

Mónica Martinich, a 38-year-old mother of two, died on 2025-09-04 after being struck by a speeding truck while training with two other people on the Samborondón road in Ecuador, at kilometer 3. · Primicias

The Commission for Transit of Ecuador (CTE) issued a statement on Friday afternoon regarding a traffic accident on Samborondón Avenue where a female athlete was killed. · El Universo

The accident occurred on the morning of September 4 on the main road to Samborondón in the Guayas province of Ecuador, shortly before 05:00. · Primicias

The driver of the truck that struck the runners fled the scene of the accident. · Primicias

The accident occurred in the early morning when a vehicle appeared in the right lane and struck a woman running alongside two other runners and a security truck. · El Universo

The victim was identified as Mónica Martinich, an active athlete. · El Universo

The on-duty prosecutor has received the case files for the corresponding legal procedure. · El Universo

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