This morning, a serious traffic accident was reported on the Mexico-Puebla highway, near the San Francisco Apolocalco neighborhood, in the Iztapalapa borough. According to initial reports, at least 10 vehicles were involved in a multiple collision, resulting in several people trapped between the units.
So far, there is one person trapped between the truck and their vehicle, although the conditions of the other occupants are unknown. Emergency services have closed the highway in both directions to facilitate rescue and medical attention efforts. Traffic personnel are managing traffic and securing the area, while the Condors, an aerial unit of the SSC, are conducting flyovers to assess the situation from the air.
Images of the accident are circulating on social media, showing the magnitude of the crash and the damage caused. Police are cordoning off the affected area and assisting in efforts to clear traffic in the zone. This incident has generated a strong mobilization of emergency services from the State of Mexico and Mexico City to attend to the injured.
The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) of Mexico City reported that the accident was caused by a garbage truck that apparently lost its brakes and collided with other vehicles, including a passenger truck.
