Veracruz.- This Saturday, a truck that transported at least 100 migrants had a vehicle accident in the south of the state of Veracruzaccording to what was released by local and national media.
After the driver of a heavy unit that was carrying more than a hundred undocumented immigrants tried to evade the National Guard (GN), more than 40 people in mobility quality were injured when overturn the vehicle. In addition, the driver’s health was reported as serious.
The reports of the security authorities detail that the incident took place this Saturday afternoon on the Cosoleacaque-La Tinaja highwayin the Acayucan-Isla section, around kilometer 175.
It transpired that the rollover occurred after a truck, with license plates 754DW6 of the Federal Public Service, evaded a checkpoint where there were National Guard patrols and tried to flee.
The driver, who was identified as Carlos “N”, 31 years old, was seriously injuredfor which he was taken to a local hospital, where he remained under police surveillance for the alleged crime of human trafficking.
Meanwhile, more than 40 migrants were also injured as a result of the incident. However, the injuries they presented were not serious, so they were taken to the Acayucan immigration station. Although it is estimated that more than 100 undocumented immigrants were on board, some managed to escape before the state authorities arrived at the scene.
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This week, last Thursday October 6a car accident was recorded at kilometer 32, on the Acayucan-La Tinaja highway, where five migrants lost their lives, while 7 undocumented immigrants had to be transferred to a hospital in Cosamaloapan, Veracruz.
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Before the incident, the National Institute of Migration (INM) announced that the dependency of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob) will support with the repatriation expenses of the people who died as a result of the accident. Likewise, he explained that the corresponding investigations are being carried out to determine the nationality of each of the deceased.
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