a truck carrying gas exploded in Mexico and there are at least 12 dead

At least 12 people have died today, almost all of them burned, after a tanker truck carrying gas rolled over and exploded on a highway in Nayarit state, western Mexico, the reporters reported. authorities.

The accident happened on a highway that runs from Guadalajara, the capital of the state of Jalisco (west), to Tepic, to Nayarit, just at the junction of the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, reported the AFP press agency.

The vehicle, which was towing a double semi-trailer loaded with LPG, got out of control, overturned, exploded and hit 3 cars, the Nayarit Security Secretariat reported in a statement.

#LAST HOUR A gasoline truck explodes at kilometer 106 of the Tepic-Guadalajara highway between Ixtlán del Río (Mexico) and the connection to Chapalilla; unofficially, we are talking about at least 12 people who died from burns. #Mexico #DailyTheGutenberg pic.twitter.com/Z9NZMnfzi4

– El Gutenberg Journal (@DiarioGutenberg) November 16, 2020

At least 5 people died inside a wagon, 3 others in a white vehicle and as many in a third car, detailed the secretariat.

The other deceased is believed to be the driver of the truck, according to local media, although the authority’s statement does not specify this information.

An injured person was taken to a hospital in Tepic, the capital of Nayarit, the state agency added.

The road was closed in both directions to prevent more people being injured and to allow firefighters and paramedics to work.

Videos of the time of the explosion, filmed by motorists who were in traffic congestion, are circulating on social networks. In them, a column of fire is observed next to a hill as well as people fleeing the scene to find safety, AFP concluded. (Telam)