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Deadly Weekend Road Crashes Span Mexico, Peru, Spain and Argentina

Officials opened probes into brake failure, risky driving, known danger zones, potential misconduct.

Overview

  • A head-on collision on Mexico’s Autopista Siglo XXI near kilometer 172 killed seven people, with the National Guard and state prosecutors carrying out on-site forensic work.
  • A second crash the same day on the Siglo XXI at kilometer 149 in a stretch known for a roadway sinkhole left two injured as authorities managed traffic with alternating lane passage.
  • On the México–Tuxpan highway at Tulancingo, a tractor-trailer that lost its brakes on a steep descent ran over vehicles and injured six people, prompting a Hidalgo state investigation into a possible mechanical failure.
  • In Peru’s Piura region, a nighttime collision between an interprovincial bus and a minivan on the PiuraPaita road left three dead and several injured, with firefighters and police examining causes.
  • Separate Peruvian reports say a National Police truck hit a family’s car on the PiuraPaita corridor, killing 32-year-old Jordy Lizana, as relatives call for a full inquiry into the officer’s actions.