Overview

• Authorities confirmed two adults and three minors died after their compact car was crushed in a collision near Arbolillo in Alvarado.
• The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on the Alvarado–Paso del Toro stretch of Federal Highway 180.
• The bus, identified as Sotavento unit 2033, allegedly invaded the opposite lane and struck a red Chevrolet Aveo with plates YJW-499-B, according to initial reports.
• Firefighters worked for hours to extricate the victims; several bus passengers suffered minor injuries or nervous shock, and traffic reopened after roughly four hours.
• Accounts conflict on the crew’s fate, with one report saying the operator was detained and others saying the driver and fare collector fled as the state prosecutor took over the case.