Passenger bus overturned on the Mexico-Pirámides highway, injured were taken by helicopter to hospital

This Saturday afternoon there was an accident on the Mexico-Piramides highway, in the State of Mexico. According to information released by N+, a passenger bus, with the economic number 10349, which was heading to the Tulancingo area, left the highway and overturned. Victims of the mishap, declared that they had to climb out of the bus windows in order to get to safety.

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So far, 15 people have been injured.

A woman who was seriously injured had to be airlifted to a hospital. In addition, another man and the bus driver, who was taken to a hospital by ambulance, were also severely injured.

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One of the injured stated that the driver of the vehicle apparently fell asleep, and that was what caused it to leave the road.

The vehicle was completely turned over, and stopped thanks to a tree that supported it. Due to the landing of a Jaguar helicopter from the municipality of Ecatepec, to take an injured woman, over 60 years old, to the hospital quickly due to the severity of her injuries, the highway was closed, however, a lane has already been opened.

Another of the victims stated that he only felt when the truck was turning, he saw flying glass and a lot of dust. The bus was heading towards Tulancingo.

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The incident occurred at kilometer 6+340 of Mexico City, from the center of the country to the Pirámides area. Despite the fact that one of the lanes has been reopened, traffic is slow.

In the opposite direction, in the direction of Ecatepec, the traffic is more fluid, however, because it is closed for several minutes, it will present a significant delay.

Until now, ambulances continue to arrive to attend to the passengers, many of them with various injuries.

Information in development…

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