2025 Escárcega bus crash
| 2025 Escárcega bus crash | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | February 8, 2025 02:00 CT |
| Location | Escárcega–Villahermosa highway |
| Country | Mexico |
| Operator | Tour's Acosta |
| Incident type | Traffic collision |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Vehicles | 2 |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Deaths | 41 (including truck driver) |
| Injured | 8[1] |
On February 8, 2025, a bus collided with a trailer truck on the Escárcega–Villahermosa highway in Mexico and caught fire.[2][3] The bus was operated by Tour's Acosta[a] and was carrying 48 passengers from Cancún to Tabasco. The government of Tabasco reported 41 deaths.[6]
Crash
[edit]The passenger bus was traveling from Cancún to Tabasco carrying 48 passengers.[6][7] It left Cancún at around 19:30 local time on February 7.[8] At around the second hour of February 8,[1] when most passengers were asleep, it collided with a trailer truck and caught fire at km 171 of the Escárcega–Villahermosa highway.[9][4][1] Only the metal frame of the vehicle remained.[4] Bus operator Tour's Acosta said that the bus condition was "optimal" and that it maintained a moderate speed consistent with federal rules during the accident.[4] One of the drivers was reportedly overtired.[10] Drivers of both bus and truck died in the crash.[9]
Aftermath
[edit]Bystanders tried to free the trapped passengers inside the bus but were unsuccessful.[9][11] Some survivors escaped by breaking the windows, and suffered burns.[8][11] Another truck collected the survivors to take them to hospital.[8] Nine survivors initially escaped, seven of whom required hospitalization and were admitted in three hospitals nearby.[1][7]
The local council, Palacio Municipal de Comalcalco said that they will help in transferring victim's bodies.[6] Witnesses have alleged that the truck traveled in the opposite direction after invading the lane of the bus before the collision.[8] Tour's Acosta informed that the relatives and friends of passengers have to visit prosecutor's office of the municipality of Candelaria to perform the necessary procedures.[4] A witness to the crash said that the bystanders were able to rescue around 10 passengers, including a girl with skull injury and man with very serious burns.[12] The relatives were told that it may take up to three months to identify all the victims with DNA tests.[11]
Investigation
[edit]As of 9 February 2025[update], 18 skulls were recovered.[4]
José Ramiro López Obrador, a secretary of government and brother of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was charged with investigating the crash.[9] The bus company said it is working together with authorities to determine the cause of the crash.[10]
Reactions
[edit]Mayor of Comalcalco, Ovidio Peralta offered his condolences and said that local authorities were sent to the accident site.[7]
Governor of the state of Tabasco, Javier May, offered his condolences on X and said that the state was coordinating with federal and Campeche authorities.[13]
Tabasco state's attorney general office stated that it was coordinating with Campeche authorities and the forensic sciences directorate to carry out genetic tests that facilitate the identification of the victims.[13]
Tour's Acosta offered their condolences and said that it was coordinating with the government for investigation.[6][13]
See also
[edit]
- List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
- Transportation in Mexico
- 2021 Mexico bus crash
- 2025 Guatemala City bus crash, another bus accident that occurred in Guatemala two days later
- 2025 Yocalla bus crash, another bus accident that occurred in Bolivia nine days later
Note
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Luto en México: varias decenas de muertos tras un accidente de un tráiler con un autobús en Campeche (Television production) (in Spanish). Noticias Telemundo. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Accident involving bus in southern Mexico killed 41, authorities say". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Tabasco: Southern Mexico bus crash kills 41, authorities say". BBC News. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "At least 41 dead as truck crashes into packed bus in Mexico". The Independent. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "More than three dozen dead after bus accident in southern Mexico". The Indian Express. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b c d "Tabasco: Southern Mexico bus crash kills 41, authorities say". BBC. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b c Bajpai, Shubham, ed. (2025-02-09). "Mexico: At least 40 killed, others injured in bus accident in Tabasco state". India TV. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b c d Tragedia en Tabasco: autobús con más de 40 pasajeros choca y se incendia [Tragedy in Tabasco: bus with more than 40 passengers crashes and catches fire] (Video) (in Spanish). El Universal. February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "At least 38 killed in fiery bus crash after leaving Cancun". Riviera Maya News. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b "Tientallen doden bij busongeluk in Mexico". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b c Autobús de turistas choca contra camión en Campeche; hay más de 40 muertos (Video) (in Spanish). Grupo Fórmula. 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ Accident Involving Bus In Southern Mexico Killed 41, Authorities Say | Mexico Bus Accident | N18G (Video). Witness video provided by Reuters. CNN-News18. February 9, 2025.
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