Overview
- The fatal head-on between two family pickups occurred Saturday morning near km 172 on the Uruapan–Nueva Italia stretch, and responders confirmed seven people died at the scene.
- A separate head-on at km 149 in the area known as the socavón later left two people seriously injured and transported to hospital as the National Guard directed traffic with a partial lane closure.
- State prosecutors, forensic teams and firefighters are conducting on-site peritaje and body recovery to determine causes and responsibilities, and officials have not yet released findings.
- On Friday, a trailer left the roadway and caught fire on the Autopista de Occidente near km 374, killing the driver and bringing a temporary full closure until crews cleared the scene.
- Separate reports this weekend described fatal crashes in Spain and Peru, including a two-car head-on in Tarragona and a police pickup striking a family’s car in Piura, both now under investigation.