Mexico City, Mexico – A tragic accident on the Mérida-Campeche federal highway claimed at least 15 lives on Saturday, authorities in Yucatán confirmed.
According to the state’s security secretariat, a cargo truck overturned at kilometer 127, crashing into a car and a truck carrying construction workers. The impact left 15 people dead at the scene, including the truck driver, while two others sustained injuries. Emergency crews from the State Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) rushed to the site with fire and ambulance units to assist victims, control risks, and provide immediate medical care.
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The fatal crash marks Mexico’s third deadly road tragedy in less than a week. On Monday, 10 people were killed and 41 injured after a freight train collided with a double-decker bus in central Mexico. Just days earlier, at least 15 people died in a multi-vehicle collision involving a truck, a private car, and a taxi in the country’s southeast.
Authorities have urged motorists to exercise extreme caution on federal highways, strictly observe speed limits, and comply with road safety regulations to prevent further accidents.
Just days earlier, a double-decker passenger bus collided with a freight train in central Mexico, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 60 others — one of the nation’s deadliest road accidents in recent months.
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