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It is reported that four Americans were caught in a multi-vehicle fire accident in Mexico that left at least ten people dead and around 10 injured.
The pile-up occurred on Sunday after a tractor-trailer rammed several vehicles on a highway west of Jalisco, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.
While the agency reported 10 deaths, the Mexican Army, Air Force and National Guard said nine people were killed.
Jalisco Civil Protection told Reuters that four Americans suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital.
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A car was left burning and rotting following a multi-vehicle pile-up in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday. (Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit)
“Four patients in a minor condition, all American citizens, were transferred to the Arboledas Hospital in Guadalajara by private ambulance on the highway,” Jalisco Civil Protection said.
Reuters reported that two of the dead were children.
Two of the injured were identified as members of the National Guard who were seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Guadalajara, according to Reuters.
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show several vehicles engulfed in flames on the highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic, sending plumes of black smoke into the air.
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Firefighters try to put out the smoldering engine of a wrecked car after a devastating highway crash in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday. (Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit)
According to Mexican officials, the accident occurred when the tractor-trailer failed to brake and hit a line of cars that had stopped due to a previous accident.
“According to initial reports, the vehicle reportedly failed in its braking system and ended up hitting several vehicles that were stopped due to the previous incident,” said the Mexican Army, Air Force and National Guard.
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The first accident reportedly involved a rear-end collision between two tractor trailers. When emergency workers responded, a third tractor trailer crashed at the scene, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.
“Due to this secondary impact, three private cars and two semi-trailer trucks were destroyed by fire,” authorities said. “Additionally, two private vehicles and an official Dodge Charger belonging to the National Guard unit sustained property damage.”
Mexican authorities inspect the charred frame of a trailer-trailer on the highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday. (Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit)
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Firefighters again extinguished the fire, officials said.
The local agency El Financiero reported that the trailer-trailer driver was arrested by the National Guard.
Reuters contributed to this report.
