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Armored Cash Van Overturns Near Ciudad Universitaria, Cash Recovered After Hours-Long Traffic Snarl

Investigators are examining why a Tecnoval vehicle struck the median following recovery of roughly 1.5 million pesos with Insurgentes Sur now reopened.

Overview

  • The early-morning crash on Avenida Insurgentes Sur near Ciudad Universitaria involved a Tecnoval armored unit identified as TE-1644.
  • A second Tecnoval truck collected about 1.5 million pesos that spilled onto the roadway, according to on-scene reports.
  • Paramedics from ERUM treated injured custodians as SSC officers and firefighters secured the area, righted the vehicle, and cleared debris.
  • Traffic was heavily disrupted for more than three hours, though Metrobús reported all stations operating with slow movement in the CU–Estadio Universitario stretch.
  • Accounts differ on injuries, with two or three custodians reported hurt and none requiring hospitalization, and the exact cause remains under investigation after reports the driver hit the central median.