A gas pipe, a Urvan truck and a passenger truck collided on Wednesday morning at kilometer 28 of the Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca supercarretera, in the section of Tehuacán, Puebla. This accident caused the death of at least 21 people, 18 of them in the place and three more in the hospital, according to Samuel Aguilar Pala, Secretary of the Interior of Puebla, in addition to reporting several injured. At least one of the deceased was a minor.
According to local media, the passenger truck hit the pipe that allegedly presented mechanical failures and occupied the opposite lane. On the path of the pipe was also the truck that suffered the most significant blow.
Most of the fatalities were traveling in the truck, which began their trip from the municipality of Tehuacán. Approximately 15 of the passengers lost their lives, as well as the driver, while the Au line bus did not suffer serious damage. In addition, two people traveling in the pipe also lost their lives. With the clash, the pipe fell to a ravine between 20 and 30 meters, which caused it to explode in flames.
Manuel Machorro, legal representative of the company Smart Transports, who administered the Urvan truck, said at a press conference that he already has the list of people traveling in the vehicle and will establish communication with the families in order to facilitate the delivery of the bodies.
The injured people were transferred to the Tehuacán hospital, while the bodies of the fatal victims were sent to the capital of the state of Puebla, since in the municipality of Tehuacán there were no legist doctors available to certify the death.
According to Machorro, your company will carry out the expenses of the transfer of the bodies from the capital where family members indicate. The transport company will also pay medical and funeral expenses.
In the area they worked rescue bodies from the states of Puebla and Oaxaca, due to the accident occurred in a adjoining area. The federal authorities investigate the cause of the accident and those of Oaxaca sought information about the state of origin of the people who lost their lives. The National Guard reported on its X account that they would completely close the road circulation and divert cars to federal roads in the area.
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