The journey of a group of migrants across the country ended in tragedy, as the van they were traveling in capsized and fell from a bridge on the Veracruz-Córdoba highway.
The accident report indicated that two people died and 15 were injured; most of them were foreign nationals, according to the first versions of the accident.
According to the first versions, the driver of the van would have lost control of the vehicle, apparently due to a flat tire, and had rushed into a ravine on the Rio Seco 1 bridge.
The mishap occurred at kilometer 3+500 of the highway where the mishap was recorded. Preliminary reports indicated that at least 16 Honduran migrants were traveling there. Four of them were reported as serious in different hospitals in Córdoba.
Paramedics from Capufe, Red Cross, Cuitláhuac Regional Firefighters arrived at the site, who provided first aid to the injured who were sent to hospitals in Córdoba.
Meanwhile, State Police cordoned off the place and reported to the competent authority. Staff from the Regional Prosecutor's Office, Investigative Detectives and Experts carried out field criminology, ordered the bodies to be transferred to SEMEFO and initiated the corresponding investigation folder.
Accident in Sonora left six Guatemalan migrants dead and 10 injured
The search for the American dream ended with a fatal accident in Sonora for Guatemalan migrants, where six lost their lives and 10 more resulted in injuries.
The expert report indicated that five women and one man died, who have not been identified. In addition, 10 females were injured in the road crash, after embarking on the trip from the Central American country.
According to the State Prosecutor's Office, the 16 people were traveling in a white Ford van vehicle, model 1999, when on the morning of April 19 they suffered the car mishap at kilometer 107, at the height of the Agua Blanca bridge, on the road from Querobabi to Carbó.
The unit that transported migrant women was shocked by cutting off traffic to a trailer of the blue Peterbilt brand, which was led by a subject identified as Carlos, according to the report prepared by elements of the National Guard in its Roads Division.
The Sonora Prosecutor's Office became aware of the accident around 08:40am, but preliminary reports indicate that the tragedy occurred around 07:00 hours, near a military review point. The driver of the van ran away.
The victims with injuries were identified as Erica, 32; Elsa, 18; Gladys Aracely, 25; Astria Gabriela, 25; Lidia Naomi, 19; Margarita, 19; Helen Briseida, 17; Lydia, 32; Lydia Sofia, 32; and Maria, 27, who were transferred to receive medical care to Benjamin Hill and Hermosillo.
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