On Thursday, December 9, 2021, a truck accident was reported in Mexico, with migrants trying to enter the United States. 55 died and among the wounded are two Ecuadorians. His prognosis is reserved.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility reported that two ecuadorians were injured in a truck accident that transported migrants of different nationalities occurred on the eve in Mexico.
«As a consequence of the accident of a trailer in which migrants of different nationalities were transported, which occurred this Thursday afternoon (December 9, 2021) in Chiapas-Mexico, there are two wounded Ecuadorian compatriots, “says a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It specifies that the information comes from the official list issued by the Mexican authorities, «which indicate that there are two Ecuadorians injured and with reserved prognosis ».
Ecuadorian nationals injured in the event have 25 and 40 years, although his identity has not been provided by the authorities.
«All the efforts of our missions in Mexico and our representatives in Ecuador they focus on guaranteeing the medical attention of our compatriots and contacting their families, “concludes the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
55 deaths in the accident
The number of immigrants killed in the accident in which the truck overturned this Thursday on a highway in the state of Chiapas, southeastern Mexico, amounted to 55, as reported by authorities of the Mexican Government.
The vehicle was carrying 150 migrants of different nationalities.
According to the report of the Mexican State Prosecutor’s OfficeThe trailer collided with the wall of a pedestrian bridge, after the impact the box was left without the roof and then overturned to one side and as a result of the collision dozens of migrants died instantly. EFE
