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 Piura–Paita 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 Piura–Paita corridor, killing 32-year-old Jordy Lizana, as relatives call for a full inquiry into the officer’s actions.