The 46-year-old politician Jeltzale died tonight in the Zamora town of Peleas de Abajo, after he was hit by a vehicle while he was riding a bicycle, accompanied by his 10-year-old son, who was unharmed.
The Deputy of the Treasury of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Jokin Perona46, died tonight in the town of Peleas de Abajo in Zamora, where he was on holiday, after being hit by a vehicle while he was cycling, accompanied by his 10-year-old son, who was unharmed.
The accident occurred on Tuesday at around 9:15 p.m. for reasons under investigation by the Guardia Civil. It is expected that the corresponding autopsy will be carried out on Perona’s body in the coming hours.
The driver of the vehicle was the one who notified emergency services of the accident has tested negative on alcohol tests to which he is subjected, according to the city’s mayor, Félix Roncero.
“His son was riding ahead, between eight and ten meters ahead. The two had left on their bikes and the car took the man away. That road is not dangerous, there is good visibility, but it seems that the problem was in the time, between 9:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., when the sunset reflects you and you can’t see anything,” he indicated, adding that “it seems that it was bad luck, the lack of visibility due to the sun“.
The Peleas de Abajo City Council has decided this three days of official mourning after this event in the city, since Perona spent the summer in the municipality, since it was the city of his in-laws. “His wife was already born in Vitoria, but his in-laws are from the city and that’s why they always came. They have two children, a boy of ten and a girl of about nine months old. They come every year On vacation, the children enjoy the city and the family has a house from their in-laws”, he explains. As indicated, the family arrived at the municipality on Monday, the day before the accident.
Nine years in the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
Perona, born in 1978 in Orio (Gipuzkoa) and with a degree in Business Management Administration, joined the Provincial Council in 2015 under the leadership of the then Deputy of the Treasury, Jabier Larrañaga, to carry out the responsibility of General Director of the Treasury.
In 2020, Perona was appointed Deputy of Finance and Finance and in these four years, according to Mendoza, he and his team have done an “impeccable job” with such important challenges, including the implementation of the Ticket Bai system, the recent declarations to members and the preparatory work for the tax reform that will be discussed in the coming months.
Messages of affection in the political world
Political and institutional representatives of Gipuzkoa and Euskadi have mourned the death of the deputy of the Ministry of Finance, Jokin Perona. The lehendakari, Imanol Pradaleshas shown his “affection and closeness in these difficult moments” to the family of Jokin Perona and to the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa.
Through social networks and together with a photo of the event that both shared on August 1 in Azpeitia on the occasion of the festival of San Ignacio, the Lehendakari stressed that Perona was “a person of integrity and a beloved man, at the service of the people of Gipuzkoa and all of Euskadi”.
Pradales expressed his “deepest condolences” and that of the Basque Government to all the family, friends and members of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. “I want to convey my love and closeness to you in these difficult times. Goian bego (Rest in peace),” he said.
The General Deputy of Gipuzkoa, Eider Mendozahas expressed its “deepest condolences” on behalf of the entire provincial government to the family of the provincial deputy, whose death in an accident in Zamora represents “a great loss for Euskadi”. Mendoza traveled to Zamora together with Félix Urkola, the deputy for Road Infrastructure and Territorial Strategy, and Javier Larrañaga, who was deputy for Finance and Finance in the previous term, on sight his condolences to the family.
Through social networks, the former deputy of Gipuzkoa and the current parliamentarian Jeltzale, Markel Olanohas conveyed his regret with a photo of the two of them at the Itziar restaurant with the phrase ‘two friends eating. Goian bego.’
The Mayor of San Sebastián, Eneko Goiahas said Perona’s death is “very sad news” and remembered him as a “great worker and a very good person”, while sending “a big hug to the whole family”.
The spokesperson for EH Bildu, Maddalen Iriarte, He expressed his “deepest condolences” to Perona’s family, friends and party colleagues, whom he remembered as “a close-knit man, an excellent worker and a personable person”.
The spokesman for the Basque government, Maria Ubarretxenahas expressed “sadness and regret” over the death in an accident in Zamora of the provincial deputy for Finance and Finance of Gipuzkoa. Ubarretxena has also stated that for her “today is a very difficult day” because she shared “work and time” with Perona when they both met in the provincial council of Guipuzco.
The Gipuzkoa Business Association, AdegThrough social networks, he has joined the “pain of his family and his colleagues”, recognizing Perona’s “professionalism, closeness and permanent dialogue with the business world”.
For its part, the Agricultural Union IN BA has expressed regret over the death of Jokin Perona, whom he described as an “honest person” who “showed special attention to the primary sector”. “A hug to his family, friends and members of his party”, he said.
Source: EITB
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