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16 Dead in Mérida–Campeche Highway Crash as States Coordinate Family Support

Officials are coordinating identification at Yucatán’s forensic service to return victims to their communities.

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El accidente ocurrió ayer en el kilómetro 127 de la vía federal Mérida–Campeche
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Overview

  • Authorities confirmed 16 fatalities from a Saturday crash at kilometer 127 on the Mérida–Campeche federal highway, in the Chocholá–Kopomá stretch.
  • The vehicle was a taxi bound for Campeche, and most passengers were from that city, according to Calkiní’s mayor.
  • The bodies are at the Fiscalía General del Estado de Yucatán’s Semefo, where families are carrying out recognition procedures.
  • Governments of Campeche and Yucatán published helplines for relatives: Ayuntamiento de Calkiní 996-144-8074; Atención Ciudadana FGE Yucatán 999-263-1779 and 999-562-6528.
  • Yucatán Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena met families at the Semefo to facilitate recognition and transfers, while residents in Calkiní urged canceling this year’s Independence Day Grito.