Mexico toll booth interstate disaster explained

Cause:Brake failure[1]
Fatalities:19
Injuries:3
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On 7 November 2021, 19 people were killed in a large crash on the Mexican Federal Highway.[2] A shampoo truck smashed into cars at a toll booth on the highway connecting Mexico City with Puebla, causing a large fire.[3] [4]

Events

A truck travelling towards Mexico City crashed through the San Marcos Huixtoco tollbooths before colliding with many cars heading in the opposite direction.[5] The crash precipitated a large fire that engulfed several vehicles and burned their occupants to death.[6] The crash was caught on camera.[7] The disaster occurred at the Plaza de Cobro San Marcos, a toll booth in the State of Mexico just east of the border with Mexico City on Mexican Federal Highway 150D.[8] [9]

Investigation

Mexico's Federal Roads and Bridges and Related Services agency said the crash was caused by a brake failure.

References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-07. Truck crash at Mexican toll booth kills 19. 2021-11-09. The Examiner. en-AU.
  2. Web site: Associated Press. 2021-11-07. At least 19 killed as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico. 2021-11-09. the Guardian. en.
  3. Web site: 2021-11-07. At least 19 dead as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/truck-crash-mexico-deaths-highway-b1953040.html . 2022-05-12 . subscription . live. 2021-11-09. The Independent. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-11-06. 19 dead in Mexico when truck crashes into cars at toll booth. 2021-11-09. AP NEWS. en.
  5. News: 2021-11-07. At least 19 people dead after truck smashes into toll booth, six vehicles in Mexico. en-AU. ABC News. 2021-11-09.
  6. Web site: 2021-11-08. Accident kills 19 on Mexico City-Puebla highway. 2021-11-09. Mexico News Daily. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2021-09-09. At least 2 dead after truck crashes into Mexico City toll booth. 2021-11-09. Storyful. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-11-07. Truck crash at Mexican toll booth kills 19. 2021-12-14. The Examiner. en-AU.
  9. Web site: Tollbooth No. 7 San Marcos · Autopista México - Puebla 3-Km. 33, San Marcos, 74135 San Marcos Huixtoco, Méx., Mexico. 2021-12-14. Google Maps. en.

See also

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