Overview
- The collision occurred around 3 p.m. on the Cuautepec–Tepeapulco highway as he returned from a community visit where he had delivered toys.
- According to Hidalgo’s public security ministry, rain in the area led the driver to lose control and the vehicle struck a tree on its side.
- The mayor’s driver and a bodyguard were injured and taken for treatment, including to Clínica del Rosario in Ciudad Sahagún, with no severity details released.
- Security forces secured the scene and ministerial agents opened a case file to determine the circumstances, as authorities said updates will follow.
- Governor Julio Menchaca and the Tepeapulco government confirmed the death and offered condolences, and coverage notes the mayor’s 2024 election and a November roadway incident the governor later downplayed as nonhostile.