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Accident in Mexico: 19 dead after collision in road booth

2021-11-07T17:01:15.249Z


A truck collided with a toll booth on the highway that connects Mexico City with Puebla, reported Caminos y Puentes Federales.


(CNN Spanish) -

At least 19 people died and three were injured on Saturday after a truck collided with a toll booth on the highway that connects Mexico City with Puebla, reported Caminos y Puentes Federales (Capufe) .

The accident occurred at 12:45 pm (local time) at kilometer 33 of the Mexico-Puebla highway, in the direction of Mexico City, when "a cargo truck carrying shampoo base apparently runs out of brakes" and dragged six other vehicles, according to Capufe.

He added that among the deceased is the driver.

The government of the state of Mexico said in a statement that among the dead are two minors.

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He added that the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico was conducting proceedings in the place, which was closed to traffic on both lanes this Saturday afternoon.

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Images shared by the National Guard on social media show several vehicles engulfed in flames at the scene.

With information from Adrián Ledezma and Aarón García

Source: cnnespanol

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