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Qatar Tribune
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Qatar Tribune
At least 21 people killed in road accident in central Mexico: Official
MEXICO CITY: At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official. The three-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in Puebla state on Wednesday morning, said Samuel Aguilar Pala, a local government official. Mr Pala said 18 people died at the scene and another three died later in hospital. Several others were injured and are receiving medical attention, he wrote on X. According to local media, the crash involved a tanker truck, a bus and a van. Mexican newspaper La Jornada reports that the crash took place when a cement truck attempted to overtake a van. When crossing into the opposite lane, the truck hit a bus and then collided with a transport van head-on before tumbling into the ravine below and bursting into flames, La Jornada said. Video shared by a local journalist on social media shows a large cloud of dark smoke rising from the ravine and a long portion of road railing torn away. This video has not been verified by the BBC. There have been several severe accidents on highways in Mexico in recent years. (Agencies)
Saudi Gazette
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Saudi Gazette
At least 21 killed in crash in Mexico, official says
MEXICO CITY — At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local official. The three-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in Puebla state on Wednesday morning, said Samuel Aguilar Pala, a local government official. Pala said 18 people died at the scene and another three died later in hospital. Several others were injured and are receiving medical attention, he wrote on X. According to local media, the crash involved a tanker truck, a bus and a van. Mexican newspaper La Jornada reports that the crash took place when a cement truck attempted to overtake a van. When crossing into the opposite lane, the truck hit a bus and then collided with a transport van head-on before tumbling into the ravine below and bursting into flames, La Jornada said. Video shared by a local journalist on social media shows a large cloud of dark smoke rising from the ravine and a long portion of road railing torn away. This video has not been verified by the BBC. There have been several severe accidents on highways in Mexico in recent years. In February, dozens of people died in a bus crash in Tabasco in southern Mexico. — BBC
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
At least 21 dead in three-vehicle road crash in Mexico
At least 21 people died in a car accident on a highway connecting Mexico's Oaxaca and Puebla state. Puebla Interior Minister Samuel Aguilar said the accident on Wednesday involved three vehicles and that an unspecified number of other people were being treated for injuries. Mexican newspaper La Jornada reported that a fatal head-on collision occurred when a cement truck attempted to overtake another vehicle before crossing into the opposite lane and hitting a bus, then crashing head-on into a transport van. Lamentablemente, esta mañana se registró un accidente en la autopista Cuacnopalan–Oaxaca, a la altura del kilómetro 31. 1/4 🧵 — Samuel Aguilar Pala (@aguilar_pala_S) May 14, 2025 The truck crashed into a ravine and burst into flames after the collisions, according to the report. The deadly accident follows others on winding, steep roads in remote parts of Mexico. In March,at least 11 people died when the bus transporting them flipped over in Oaxaca. In 2023, at least 29 died after a bus crashed into a ravine travelling through the southern state.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Mexico crash: At least 21 killed in Puebla
At least 21 people have been killed in a road accident in central Mexico, according to a local three-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Cuacnopalan and Oaxaca in Puebla state on Wednesday morning, said Samuel Aguilar Pala, a local government Pala said 18 people died at the scene and another three died later in others were injured and are receiving medical attention, he wrote on X. According to local media, the crash involved a tanker truck, a bus and a have been several severe accidents on highways in Mexico in recent February, dozens of people died in a bus crash in Tabasco in southern Mexico.
