Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — A Tulum hotel staff bus was hit by a car that caused it to overturn with dozens of employees on board. The accident happened Tuesday evening on a stretch of highway in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto where the driver was picking up hotel staff.
As the bus headed for the hotel in the municipality of Tulum, it collided with the driver’s side of a private car, sending it off the highway and into a ditch. The bus was carrying over two dozen people when it flipped onto its side.
Police, Civil Protection and firemen rushed to the scene around 7:30 p.m. where they found bus passengers walking along the highway. Nearly all of the hotel employees suffered only bumps and bruises, however, two people were transferred to the Felipe Carrillo Puerto hospital.
The driver of the private car is alleged to have invaded the bus’ lane as the male driver headed north. The bus was only a few kilometers from its destination in Tulum when the accident happened.
On October 7, another hotel staff bus in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was transporting staff to the municipality of Tulum when it left the highway, killing three and injuring 20.
