A man and a girl, both Nicaraguan, and an Ecuadorian woman died this Thursday after a car ran over the caravan of migrants traveling to the United States, authorities reported.
The accident, which also left 18 injured, occurred on the Pan-American Highway in the stretch of Oaxacareported a statement from the National Institute of Migration (INM).
“A private vehicle ran over members of the caravan of migrants (…). The death of three people is confirmed: two nationals of Nicaragua (an adult and a minor) and a woman originally from Ecuador,” the bulletin said without providing further details.
According to local media, the accident occurred during the early hours of the morning and the driver of the vehicle was apparently traveling at excessive speed. speed and lost control.
The Nicaraguans died on the spot while the Ecuadorian died when she was transferred to a local hospital, along with the rest of the injured.
They walked through OAXACA
Press reports indicate that the man and the minor were traveling on a bicycle that followed the line of Hundreds of migrants seeking to reach the US border.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals as the caravan continued on its way, the official added. INM.
Hundreds of migrants cross Mexico daily to get to the US fleeing poverty and violence in their countries. Along the way, they often fall victim to organized crime, extortion by authorities, and accidents.
Most of them travel clandestinely, hidden in cargo trucks, in overcrowded conditions and subjected to mistreatment by human traffickers.
There have also been various road accidents that have claimed the lives of undocumented foreigners. In December 2021, A trailer truck carrying more than 160 people crashed into a bridge in Chiapas (south), leaving more than 50 dead, most of them Central Americans.
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