At least 21 people have tragically lost their lives following a catastrophic road accident in central Mexico, officials reported. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday morning on the highway connecting Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in Puebla state, involved three vehicles: a tanker truck, a bus, and a transport van. Local government representative Samuel Aguilar Pala informed that 18 victims tragically perished at the crash site, while the others succumbed to their injuries in a hospital.
Eyewitness accounts and local media sources suggest that the incident was precipitated when a cement truck attempted to overtake the van, veering into oncoming traffic. This reckless maneuver led to the truck colliding with a bus and subsequently crashing head-on into the transport van. Following the collision, the tanker truck plunged into a ravine, igniting a massive fire.
Footage released by local journalists captured thick plumes of dark smoke ascending from the ravine and displayed extensive damage to the roadside infrastructure. This video remains unverified by BBC sources. Traffic accidents have become increasingly prevalent on Mexico's highways, with a particularly severe incident earlier this year in Tabasco resulting in the death of numerous individuals in a bus-related crash.
Eyewitness accounts and local media sources suggest that the incident was precipitated when a cement truck attempted to overtake the van, veering into oncoming traffic. This reckless maneuver led to the truck colliding with a bus and subsequently crashing head-on into the transport van. Following the collision, the tanker truck plunged into a ravine, igniting a massive fire.
Footage released by local journalists captured thick plumes of dark smoke ascending from the ravine and displayed extensive damage to the roadside infrastructure. This video remains unverified by BBC sources. Traffic accidents have become increasingly prevalent on Mexico's highways, with a particularly severe incident earlier this year in Tabasco resulting in the death of numerous individuals in a bus-related crash.
