Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — National Guard personnel attending to the report of a semi trailer crash arrived to a partial accident site. On Thursday afternoon, motorists traveling the federal highway outside the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto reported on the single vehicle accident.
According to witness drivers, a semi trailer loaded with pallets of tile flooring detached from the semi pulling it. The heavy load was left overturned on the highway with broken tile debris scattered for meters.
Motorists who saw the trailer detach said the driver of the semi kept going. Witnesses said the driver was heading north when one of his two trailers suddenly detached from the first trailer and overturned.
National Guard Highways responded to the accident to assess damage and secure the area to prevent motorists incidents. A tow truck recovered the damaged trailer which was taken to the federal impound lot in Felipe Carrillo Puerto.
Authorities reported that the owner or a representative of the transport company is expected to appear to determine liability and recover the vehicle. The official cause of the detachment is yet to be determined.
