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Two Dead in Separate Puebla Crashes as Police Rule Out Street Racing in Vía Atlixcáyotl Pileup

Police cite driver error in preliminary findings, with investigators pursuing the suspected motorist.

Overview

  • A multi-vehicle collision on Vía Atlixcáyotl near Plaza Vía San Ángel killed a young woman identified as Maricarmen C. and left nine people injured.
  • The state public security ministry said early peritajes point to a lack of driving skill as the cause, discarding versions that the crash stemmed from street racing.
  • Witnesses reported drivers “playing carreritas,” described two cars involved, and said one vehicle fled toward Periférico Ecológico.
  • Reports vary on the number of vehicles involved, with accounts indicating up to seven, and injured victims were taken to Traumatología and the General Hospital of Cholula.
  • In a separate incident at kilometer 73 of the MéxicoPuebla highway, CAPUFE confirmed one pilgrim died and another was hospitalized after being struck.