Overview
- The Conexión intercity coach was traveling from Mexico City toward Chicontepec when it overturned and plunged into a ravine in the Sierra de Huayacocotla on December 24.
- Authorities confirmed that the dead include nine adults and one minor, with 32 survivors receiving treatment for injuries.
- Emergency response teams from Veracruz and Hidalgo worked with local residents and volunteers to rescue passengers and move the wounded from the remote site.
- Injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Chicontepec and Huayacocotla in Veracruz, as well as Huejutla in Hidalgo.
- The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office recovered the bodies and opened a case file, while officials say the cause remains undetermined pending forensic examinations.