Overview
- The collision involved a cargo truck and a Ford Ranger at kilometer 7 near Nuevo Morelos in Chilchota on Tuesday night.
- Firefighters found multiple occupants trapped in the pickup; five deaths were confirmed at the scene and two more were later reported by hospital staff.
- The dead include a one-year-old girl and a 17-year-old, and preliminary reports indicate the victims likely belonged to a family from Santa Cruz Tanaco.
- Four survivors were transported to hospitals for treatment, and the victims’ bodies were taken to the medical examiner for identification.
- Relatives and local residents initially detained the truck driver before police took him into custody, and the FGE is carrying out peritajes as part of the investigation.