Overview
- Authorities reported six dead and two injured after a white Kenworth tractor-trailer carrying heavy steel cargo overturned near kilometer 183 on the Gómez Palacio–Ciudad Jiménez route.
- Investigators say the rig struck a metal barrier, left the roadway, and overturned, with victims found inside the cargo area where they were believed to be traveling hidden.
- Two survivors, identified as Salvadorans William Jeferson M. A., 23, and Marlyn Marisol C. M., 24, were hospitalized in Ciudad Jiménez under medical care and National Migration Institute custody.
- The driver fled the scene, and prosecutors opened a negligent homicide case as they coordinate with the INM on victim identification and consular notification.
- Emergency responders from federal and local agencies secured the site, and the deceased were transferred to the forensic service while the legal status of the driver remains unresolved.