MORELIA.- At least 10 dead and 20 injured is the result of a spectacular accident in the Morelia–Pátzcuaro highwayat the height of the community of Tiripetiothis Saturday morning.
Preliminary information indicates that a tourist bus, coming from Uruapán and bound for Tlalpujahualost control and overturned on the asphalt strip.
Several passengers ended up between twisted iron, complicating rescue efforts.
Emergency teams, elements of the Civil Guard y Civil defenseas well as specialized personnel from the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Michoacán (FGE) for the corresponding proceedings.
It has not yet been determined whether the accident was caused by excessive speed, mechanical failure or road conditions.
Nor has the identity of the driver, the fatalities or the injured been released, several were transferred to hospitals in Morelia and others treated at the scene.
The agents of the FGE They are already carrying out investigations to determine if there is criminal responsibility.
Second fatal accident in Michoacán
On November 19, three young people lost their lives and another was injured in an accident caused by excessive speed in Michoacan.
The events were captured by a surveillance camera.
Also this week, a couple originally from Michoacán – but who lived in Aguascalientes – died in a Blizzard in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.
The couple was identified as Cristina Calvillo and Julián GarcíaMexican doctors from Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
Last Wednesday the couple left Uruapan with the excitement of knowing a new place. But a brutal storm surprised them in the Torres del Paine National Parkin Chilean Patagonia, and they lost their lives.