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One Dead as Pickup Carrying Avocado Crew Collides Head-On on Siglo XXI

Investigators are reviewing a head-on collision that injured several agricultural workers on a key Michoacán route.

Overview

  • The crash occurred on Wednesday evening on the PátzcuaroUruapan stretch near km 69–71+400 between the Zirahuén turnoff and Huertas de Jujucato.
  • Paramedics from Ambulancias AMBUMED confirmed one male fatality and transported the injured to hospitals in Uruapan.
  • Injury counts differ across preliminary reports, with six reported by Quadratín and seven by La Voz de Michoacán, and three of the injured reported in serious condition by La Voz.
  • Guardia Nacional secured the scene and requested the Fiscalía Regional de Justicia to conduct the legal and forensic procedures, with traffic in the area reported fully interrupted.
  • A separate rollover late Tuesday on Calzada La Huerta in Morelia caused material damage and traffic disruption, with Guardia Nacional assisting at the site.