Passenger bus crash on Mexico-Toluca highway injures 18, Digi Mart USA News (Cuajimalpa, Mexico City): A passenger bus crashed into concrete containment barriers on the Mexico-Toluca highway, injuring 18 people, according to a report from López-Dóriga Digital.
The incident occurred the morning of November 5 at kilometer 25 in the Cuajimalpa borough of Mexico City. The driver of Route 4 reportedly lost control of the vehicle just before reaching the toll booth and struck the containment wall.
The bus’s front end became embedded in one of the concrete barriers. The report states that the vehicle is presumed to have lost its brakes.
Firefighters from the Heroic Fire Department of Mexico City were dispatched to rescue passengers, some of whom were reported to be trapped. Fire department chief Juan Manuel Pérez said 18 people were injured, including two minors.
According to the report, none of the injuries were serious. After the bus was removed, firefighters cleaned the roadway to prevent another accident.
