A multi-vehicle accident in Mexico caused by a tractor-trailer left nine people dead and some 10 injured, including four US citizens, on a highway in the state of Jalisco, Civil Protection reported on Sunday.
Among the dead are two minors, while the injured include two members of Mexico’s National Guard who are in serious condition and were transferred to the Magdalena Hospital in Guadalajara, the agency report indicated.
Videos on social media from local media showed several vehicles burned on a highway connecting the cities of Guadalajara and Tepic.
The Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit said in a Sunday Facebook post that three private vehicles and two trucks were destroyed in a crash.
Additionally, three other private vehicles, including one belonging to Mexico’s National Guard, were damaged.
“Four patients in minor condition, all US citizens, were transferred to the Arboledas Hospital in Guadalajara by a private ambulance from the highway,” Jalisco Civil Protection stated.
The driver of the truck was detained by Mexico’s National Guard, local outlet El Financiero reported on Sunday night.