Overview
- The Línea Conexión coach traveling from Mexico City to Chicontepec left the roadway on Dec. 24 and fell into a ravine in Zontecomatlán, Veracruz.
- State civil protection initially confirmed eight deaths and 19 injured, with evacuations to hospitals in Chicontepec and Huayacocotla and rescue operations continuing.
- The Zontecomatlán municipal government later reported the death toll had risen to 10, identifying nine adults and one minor.
- The driver was identified as Carlos Daniel Báez, and media published names of several people reported among the dead.
- The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into potential causes, with early accounts citing loss of control on a difficult mountain stretch and reports of a full or overcrowded bus that have not been officially confirmed.