This incident occurred again days after another driver fell asleep while driving in the same city.
A man driving a public transportation truck in Hermosillo, Sonora, fell asleep and caused a fatal accident in which one person died. The event was recorded on video.
Although the incident occurred on October 31, it was until this November 3 that it attracted attention on social networks. In the recording you can see that the driver dozed without the passengers realizing it.
The driver woke up until his head hit the steering wheel after The bus crashed into a cargo unit. People on board hit the seats in front of them.
It transpired that a man who was unloading merchandise was pressed between the units involved. Red Cross personnel rushed him to a hospital where he died hours later.
The accident would have occurred on Manuel Ojeda Avenue, in the Villa de Seris neighborhood, which is traveled by public transport units on Route 8.
What happened divided the opinion in social networks, since some were launched against the driver while others pointed out that the incident could be caused by the long day that the drivers are forced to cover.
#Hermosillo. Driver who falls asleep and crashes. pic.twitter.com/HOhSKMqrp4
– Nuevo Laredo Frontera Al Rojo Vivo? (@nuevolaredovivo) November 3, 2022
“It makes me sad for the driver, he has joggers so heavy that they cause these accidents, who in the hell would want to kill someone, be empathic” and “were they awake or what? another video circulates where another driver from Hermosillo, Sonora also falls asleep” were some of the comments.
It should be noted that this is not the only accident of this type that has recently occurred in the city. A recording of a crash occurred on October 23, also caused by a public transport driver who fell asleep while behind the wheel.
According to local media reports, the Union of Users of Hermosillo announced that, after the incident in which a man lost his life, they will send to the corresponding authorities a proposal so that the drivers receive technical training as a requirement for hiring.
A man was pressed between the public transport unit and a cargo van (Photo: Twitter)
The organization has scheduled a demonstration for November 5 to demand improvement in the service.
On the other hand, in Mexico City the case of a driver of the Metro Collective Transport System (STCM) who drove drunk. He was discovered after he opened the doors of the train on the opposite side of the platform at the Xola station on Line 2.
Elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) and the Banking and Industrial Police (PBI) took him out of the cabin of the convoy. After He was subjected to a breathalyzer test, which confirmed that he was intoxicated.
On October 28, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX) reported that the driver, identified as Erik “N”, was linked to the process for his alleged responsibility in the crimes of attempted murder and attacks on communication routes, for which he will remain imprisoned in the North Prison.
It is worth mentioning that drivers of Metrobus have also been involved in incidents. Two people died at the end of September after being run over by units of this means of transport, one of them on the Line 6 route towards El Rosario and one more at the Tecnoparque station.
