Mexico toll booth interstate disaster

Mexico toll booth interstate disaster
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DateNovember 7, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-07)
CauseBrake failure[1]
Deaths19[2]
Non-fatal injuries3[2]
The crash occurred at San Marcos toll booth on the Mexican Federal Highway 150D.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Truck crash at Mexican toll booth kills 19". The Examiner. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c "At least 19 killed as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico". the Guardian. Associated Press. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ "At least 19 dead as truck smashes into cars at toll booth in Mexico". The Independent. 2021-11-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ^ "19 dead in Mexico when truck crashes into cars at toll booth". AP NEWS. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ "At least 19 people dead after truck smashes into toll booth, six vehicles in Mexico". ABC News. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ^ "Accident kills 19 on Mexico City-Puebla highway". Mexico News Daily. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  7. ^ "At least 2 dead after truck crashes into Mexico City toll booth". Storyful. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  8. ^ "Truck crash at Mexican toll booth kills 19". The Examiner. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  9. ^ "Tollbooth No. 7 San Marcos · Autopista México - Puebla 3-Km. 33, San Marcos, 74135 San Marcos Huixtoco, Méx., Mexico". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-12-14.

See also[edit]

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