Overview

• Officials now report 16 fatalities from Saturday’s multi‑vehicle collision at kilometer 127 on the Chocholá–Kopomá stretch of the Mérida–Campeche highway.
• Identification advanced on Sunday, with eight victims confirmed and eight bodies delivered to relatives by the afternoon, according to El Imparcial’s account of official updates.
• Preliminary reports indicate a public transport Urvan rear‑ended a Ford Ikon, veered into the opposite lane, collided head‑on with a double‑trailer truck and caught fire.
• Most victims are from Campeche municipalities such as Calkiní and Hecelchakán, and the remains are being processed at the Yucatán state Semefo in Mérida.
• The governments of Campeche and Yucatán opened hotlines, arranged logistics for families and continue investigating potential causes including speeding, road conditions and mechanical failure.