by Admin
Oct 27, 2024
A deadly accident claimed the lives of 19 people when a cargo truck collided with a passenger bus on a highway that connects Zacatecas with the central state of Aguascalientes, in northern Mexico.
Rodrigo Reyes, a senior Zacatecas state official confirmed the unfortunate incident and further said “Following rescue efforts and expert work carried out at the scene, the confirmed number is, unfortunately, 19 people”.
He further expressed his sympathy and condolence for the departed, he said “We send our solidarity and condolences to all the families and people who have lost a loved one in this unfortunate accident.”
He disclosed that six people who survived the ghastly accident are currently being treated in hospitals.
The passenger bus was traveling between the city of Tepic, in western Nayarit state, and Ciudad Juárez on the US border when the container trailer filled with corn fell off the truck, which caused the bus with 25 people to tumble over and somersaulted.
Juan Manríquez Moreno, coordinator of the National Guard in Zacatecas, further explained the accident that the truck trailer detached on a highway before the bus collided with it, causing the vehicle to tip onto its right side.
The highway has been closed due to traffic, Reyes said, adding that the army, National Guard, and civil protection forces were deployed to calm the anxiety among motorists on the highway.
Prodesq gathered that in 2023, Mexico recorded a total number of 81,048 which led to the deaths of 4,803 people while over 90,000 people were injured.