US EditionFiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
- A fiery crash in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula killed at least 15 people after a truck hit a car and taxi, causing a fireball explosion.
- Three survivors were rescued from the wreckage and taken to nearby hospitals while local authorities investigate the cause of the accident.
- Witnesses reported a gruesome scene with many trapped in the burning wreckage, as firefighters and state police responded.
- Governor Joaquin Diaz Mena expressed condolences to grieving families and acknowledged the crash as one of the worst road tragedies in 50 years.
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Kopomá, Yuc., At least 15 people killed and five seriously injured left an accident at kilometer 127 of the Mérida-Campeche road, on the Kopomá-Chochola stretch, where a tractor truck hit a van Van and a private car yesterday afternoon, reported the state Ministry of Public Security (SSP).
The governor of Yucatán, Joaquín Díaz Mena, extended his solidarity and support to the families of the victims of the unfortunate accident.
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