Representative José Fernando Castro Caycedo dies during debate

Castro Caycedo suffered a heart attacking the middle of a debate about bicycle roads. He was transferred to a hospital, but the attending doctors weren’t able to prevent his death.Following the Representative’s death, the House held a minute of silence in honor of the deceased.The medical response after Castro Caycedo’s heart attack led to a controversy in the House, after medics didn’t show up to attend the dying congressman timely. Senator Ivan Moreno had to give first aid to Castro Caycedo.