Mexico: five Argentine tourists and one Mexican die in car accident in Playa del Carmen

Five Argentine tourists and a Mexican citizen died this Sunday after the violent collision of the vehicles in which they were traveling in the tourist state of Quintana Roo, in the southeast of Mexicoreported a city official.

The accident occurred at around 1pm local time (6pm GMT), when The foreigners’ vehicle collided head-on with the truck of a transport company on the road that connects the resort of Tulum and the city of Porto AventurasPart of Riviera Maya-Cancun tourist corridor.

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The five Argentines were on vacation and the Mexican victim was the driver of the transport van.informed Jorge Vázquez Oropeza, Secretary of Civil Protection of the municipality of Solidaridad, part of the tourist zone.

Two other people were seriously injured, although the official did not specify whether they were foreign tourists or Mexican citizens.

Vázquez attributed the accident to the fact that The road was wet due to the rain in the region.as well as the Excessive speed in which the vehicles were driven.

Emergency agencies carried out several maneuvers to rescue the victims, requiring traffic closures. The injured were taken by helicopter to the hospital.

The Attorney General’s Office Quintana Roo In turn, he reported that he had opened an investigation to determine the causes of the accident.

Source: Elcomercio

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