At least 9 people, including two children, were killed and 10 others injured after a cargo truck crashed into multiple vehicles responding to an earlier road accident on a highway in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco on Sunday, authorities said, reported Reuters.The crash occurred near the town of Hostotipaquillo, close to the border between Jalisco and neighbouring Nayarit.According to Jalisco’s Civil Protection agency, the truck rammed into stationary vehicles that had gathered at the scene of an earlier collision involving two cargo trucks.The impact triggered a much larger accident, with two cargo trucks and three other vehicles catching fire. A patrol vehicle belonging to the Mexican National Guard was also damaged in the collision.
Two children among dead; National Guard personnel seriously injured
Jalisco’s Civil Protection agency said two minors were among the 9 people killed in the crash.Ten others sustained injuries, including two National Guard officers who were reported to be in serious condition and shifted to Magdalena Hospital in Guadalajara, as reported by Reuters.The injured also included four US citizens, who suffered minor injuries and were transported by private ambulance to Arboledas Hospital in Guadalajara.Videos circulating on social media and carried by local media showed several vehicles engulfed in flames along the highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic.
Second truck triggered larger disaster
According to the Nayarit Civil Protection agency, road crews and emergency responders were attending an earlier accident involving two trucks when a third cargo truck ploughed into the stationary vehicles, causing “an accident of greater magnitude”, as per news agency AFP.Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the second crash and investigations are underway.Fatal road accidents involving trucks and buses are relatively common in Mexico, often linked to poor vehicle maintenance, dangerous driving practices or driver fatigue.
