Pubela highway accident kills 21 people in several vehicle crashes

At least 21 people were killed and 20 injured in several vehicle crashes on a highway in Puebla on a highway on Wednesday morning.

Emergency workers responded quickly, but 18 of the victims were reported to have died at the scene, and three others died after being taken to hospitals in Tehuwakan nearby.

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The details of the accident are unclear, but the media reports cross the opposite side of a tanker truck and cause an accident.

According to early information, the truck tried to cross another vehicle, entered the traffic, turned a bus sideways, and then crashed into a traffic van, which carried at least 16 victims.

The truck crashed about 20 feet below a bundle. It was reported that two residents of the truck had died on the spot.

Puebla Home Minister Samuel Aguiler said that emergency workers from state and federal and federal civil defense agencies were on the spot with the help of the National Guard, Puebla State Police and Federal Highway and Bridges Agency.

The accident occurred on the Federal Highway on 135 kilometers, which connects Tehukan, Puebla, Oksaka City, Okshaka. The highway was closed for several hours as emergency workers sought the victims and the officers began to investigate.

Officials are investigating whether the driver of the tanker truck was actually trying to cross the bus on the two -way highway or whether he lost control after facing mechanical problems.

Passenger van owners – Corbordivo Turestrico Smart Transports – said they would pay all medical and final expenses for their passengers. The company confirmed that 16 out of 20 people, including the driver, were killed.

The bus company AU said it would also pay medical and final expenses to the affected passengers.

Thursday, Section 23 of the STE Teachers Association Eight of those killed in the accident were school teachers in Tehuakan. May 15 Teachers Day in Mexico.

The deadly accidents on Mexico’s steep, winding roads are not uncommon. On March 10, at least 33 people died in two unrelated accidentsOne is Okshaka and the other is in the northern state of Durga.

With reports from UniversalOvarian InfobaOvarian Radio formula And Reoid