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Driver killed slamming into back of cement truck

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — The driver of a pickup was killed Tuesday night after slamming into the back of a parked cement truck. Responding emergency personnel found the male driver crushed inside the cab of his Dodge Ram.

The cement truck he crashed into was parked on the highway shoulder near Vigía Chico around 10:00 p.m. when the private vehicle hit it.

The accident happened in an area under construction where workers are completing a road. The industrial vehicle was reported parked at Kilometer 13 when the driver of the Dodge Ram hit the back.

First responders arrived to find the front half of the pickup completely collapsed and embedded under the rear of the cement truck. Paramedics reported the pickup driver dead at the scene.

Driver killed slamming into back of cement truck
The front half of the pickup was embedded under the rear of the industrial truck. Photo: September 24, 2024.

Police and a coroner were requested to carry out the relevant proceedings. There was no word on charges or an official cause for the accident.