International Writing.- A total of 18 people dead and 22 injured is the official balance left by the accident of a passenger bus on the Elite line in Tepic, which was carrying Mexican and foreign passengers from countries like India, the Dominican Republic and the African continent, among others, several of which were heading to Tijuana to cross into the United States.
At least one of the injured passengers is from Mazatlán, the Nayarit State Attorney General’s Office revealed.
The traffic event arose due to the lack of caution to drive on the part of the driver of the reference vehicle, when traveling without limiting its speed, exceeding the permitted limits, which are a maximum of 80 kilometers per hour, according to what was reported by the Prosecutor’s Office. General of the State of Nayarit.
The passenger unit was circulating in the direction of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, having a road exit and falling into a ravine approximately 40 meters deep, finding injured and lifeless people at the scene.
Eight of the 18 dead have already been identified, among the victims are father and son, aged 35 and 15, respectively, as well as a five-year-old boy and another 17-year-old adolescent.
At the scene it was found that several of the passengers were thrown out of the bus, dying instantly, others were crushed by the vehicle.
It was reported that the driver of the unit was trapped between the twisted irons and was rescued by paramedics, remaining in custody.
It was necessary to completely close the circulation to carry out the rescue work.
The Nayarit State Attorney General’s Office reported in a statement that the unfortunate incident of traffic occurred at approximately 03:00 this Thursday, at kilometer 27+300 of the area called Barranca Blanca in this municipality; that is, on the new Libramiento Norte, approximately 3 kilometers before reaching the Trapichillo booth.
For his part, in an interview with the media, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit, Jorge Benito Rodríguez, had confirmed the death of 17 people and 22 injured, one of them unharmed.
He said that the rescue of the victims and the injured was very difficult due to the depth where the bus was left, and it was done one by one with ropes and stretchers.
In a statement, the Nayarit State Attorney General’s Office reported that since the unfortunate act of transit is of public interest, it is able to make the following details in this regard:
The report of this unfortunate event was made known around 04:10 hours of this day, once elements of the State Police reported having attended an accident involving a green Elite line bus (single vehicle), the which circulated in a direction to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, having an exit from the road and falling into a ravine approximately forty meters deep, finding injured and lifeless people in the place.
$!Bus accident leaves 18 dead in Nayarit; there is a Mazatleco among the 22 injured
According to the general information, it is known that the aforementioned truck came from Mexico City bound for the city of Tijuana, Baja California and from the investigation it is clear that the majority of the passengers are foreigners and originating from countries such as India, the Dominican Republic and from the African continent, among others, some of whom were heading to Tijuana to cross into the United States.
$!Bus accident leaves 18 dead in Nayarit; there is a Mazatleco among the 22 injured
From the information obtained so far, it is known that around 42 people were traveling in the truck and that the driver at the time of the accident was Francisco Javier “N”, 42 years old, originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco – who is in custody. as likely responsible for the events-, and a second driver was on board in the cabin area, named David “N”, who at that moment was resting since he had previously driven from Mexico City to Guadalajara, Jalisco, where he was relieved by the driver who is detained.
$!Bus accident leaves 18 dead in Nayarit; there is a Mazatleco among the 22 injured
It is possible to confirm that the total number of deaths after the mishap is 18 people, of which 3 are minors (2 female and 1 male), as well as 15 adults (5 female and 10 male), of which 8 are already were identified, missing 10.
