26 dead in massive road accident in North Mexico
As of Monday, the death toll reached 26, Mexican newspaper La Razon reported, citing the police.
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Scene of the crash, photographed on May 15, 2023. (Reuters)
Mexican media reported on Monday that 26 people died as a result of a massive road accident that erupted into flames as a cargo van crashed through a trailer in the state of Tamaulipas in Northern Mexico.
Regional law enforcers arrived at the scene of the crash early Sunday morning but failed to find a tractor that allegedly transported the burnt trailer.
State police said on this day that about 13 people died and several others were injured.
Aumenta a 27 el número de muertos por el accidente carretero sobre la carretera 83, en su tramo Hidalgo-Zaragoza, en el estado de Tamaulipas pic.twitter.com/VSliPG9oRY
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As of Monday, the death toll reached 26, Mexican newspaper La Razon reported, citing the police.
Information about the exact number of passengers that were in the van and the total number of survivors was not disclosed.
The police is still investigating the cause of the crash, the report noted.
