Cancun, Q.R. — A Cancun taxi driver was killed Monday morning west of the city. The driver died after colliding with a three-ton cargo truck. The accident happened on a section of Cancun to Merida highway around 6:30 a.m.
Emergency services from Cancun were sent to the scene after reports reached the city’s C5 Centre. Police along with Civil Protection, National Guard and six city firemen, responded to reports of the two vehicle accident.
At the scene they found a totaled taxi and badly damaged cargo truck. Both vehicle were off the road. The taxi was located smashed into a concrete wall with its trapped driver behind the wheel.
Firemen used the jaws of life to remove him. Paramedics confirmed he died at the scene. The Cancun taxi driver has not been named pending notification of next of kin.
The driver of the second vehicle involved, Marco Antonio “C”, was not seriously injured.
Forensics from the Attorney General’s Office arrived to remove the body of the deceased taxi driver. Authorities are investigating an official cause for the early morning accident.
