What the records say
- When
- 9 Dec 2021
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 16.74° N, 93.04° W
- Description
- traffic accident
- Deaths
- 55
- Injured
- 105
Chiapas truck crash
2021 traffic accident in southern Mexico
On December 9, 2021, a traffic accident occurred in the Mexican state of Chiapas when a freight truck smuggling over 180 migrants overturned and hit a bridge. At least 55 people were killed, and over a hundred were injured.
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