2025 Merida highway crash

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2025 Merida highway crash
Part of the Mexican Federal Highway 180 going towards Cancun
Details
Date13 September 2025 (2025-09-13)
LocationMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Statistics
Vehicles3
Deaths16
Injured1

On September 13, 2025, 16 people were killed and two people injured in a three-vehicle accident in Yucatán. The vehicles collided on a section of the Federal Highway 180 south of the city of Merida; one vehicle burst into flames.[1]

Crash

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At kilometer 127, in the Chocholá-Kopomá section of the Mérida–Campeche federal highway, a van full of construction workers tried overtaking a private car, but lost control and hit a company beer truck.[2][3] The van burst into flames almost immediately after being hit.[4] Some of the people were killed being thrown from the van, while at least five died from being trapped during the fire.[5] The impact was so violent that bodies were seen scattered around the pavement.[6] The death toll was originally 15 people, but authorities later found another burned body in the wreckage.[7]

Aftermath

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Firefighters, the National Guard, municipal police, and forensic teams were sent out to secure the crash site and to remove the bodies laying out on the pavement. The section of the highway was completely closed in both directions while removal of damaged vehicles and cleaning of the asphalt layer took place.[8] Yucatan's Governor, Joaquin Diaz Mena, issued a statement expressing condolences and affirming the support for the victims' families.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiery accident leaves 15 dead in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula". Reuters. September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Gomez, Luis (September 14, 2025). "Choque de tráiler y dos vehículos deja 15 muertos en vía Mérida-Campeche". LaJornada (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "At least 15 killed in Mexico road crash". The Peninsula. September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Tragedia en Yucatán: Choque mortal cobra la vida de 15 personas en la carretera Mérida-Campeche". Noticias Cancún (in Spanish). September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Over a dozen killed in fiery three vehicle highway crash outside Merida". Riviera Maya News. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Accidente múltiple deja al menos 15 fallecidos en México". Cronio (in Spanish). September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Highway accident west of Mérida kills 16, injures 2". Mexico News Daily. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "Video de la tragedia carretera Mérida‑Campeche: camión, taxi y auto chocan y dejan 15 muertos". Azteca Baja California (in Spanish). September 14, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Duran, Claudia V. Arriaga (September 14, 2025). "Yucatán y Campeche de luto: accidente vial cobra la vida de 15 personas". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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