Overview
- The coach was carrying tourists from Uruapan bound for Tlalpujahua’s Feria de la Esfera when it crashed near Tiripetío on Saturday morning.
- Michoacán’s Protección Civil reported a provisional toll of seven fatalities and about 20 injured, while the state prosecutor’s office detailed 19 injured with 16 hospitalized.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado opened an investigation, and the bodies were transferred to the SEMEFO for legally required necropsies and identification.
- Emergency responders from Policía Morelia, state firefighters, the Red Cross, the Guardia Civil and the National Guard conducted rescues and managed traffic closures and diversions.
- DC Tours Uruapan, identified as the trip organizer, said it is contacting relatives and will assist families affected by the crash.