Overview
- A Conexión passenger bus traveling from Mexico City to Chicontepec left the road near Rancho Nuevo in Zontecomatlán on December 24 and fell into a ravine.
- Local authorities report 10 fatalities, including one minor, and 32 injured patients treated in hospitals in Chicontepec, Huayacocotla and Huejutla.
- State Protección Civil, police, paramedics and forensic teams carried out rescue operations and transfers while coordinating across Veracruz and neighboring Hidalgo.
- The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office has an active case to determine causes and potential responsibility for the crash.
- Grupo Estrella Blanca, which operates the Conexión line, said it activated response protocols and is working with authorities, as preliminary accounts cite difficult terrain and possible overcapacity under review.