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Mexico City Sinkhole Traps Soda Delivery Truck in Gustavo A. Madero

The incident underscores recurring street collapses linked to aging drainage under rainy-season strain.

Overview

  • A delivery truck partially sank at Camino de la Amistad and Camino Parque Central in Colonia Campestre Aragón on Saturday, with its rear tire trapped by a roadway collapse.
  • Firefighters and civil protection crews, assisted by a Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana crane, recovered the vehicle, and no injuries were reported.
  • Mexico City’s risk management agency asked the Gustavo A. Madero borough to repair the cavity, and authorities have cordoned the site as remediation begins.
  • Local reporting counts roughly 10 heavy vehicles trapped by sinkholes across several alcaldías in recent months, with Iztapalapa registering 159 sinkholes so far this year.
  • Officials have tied major collapses to ruptured drainage and heavy rains, and neighbors say the Campestre Aragón spot had previously been repaired for a water leak before reopening.