Othón P. Blanco, Q.R. — An accident on the Chetumal – Escárcega highway has left one dead and two others injured. On Sunday morning, the driver of a private car left the highway near the community of Nicolás Bravo.
The car was found crumpled after coming to a stop in a cemetary. Inside the car were three people, one of whom died. The single vehicle accident was reported to local authorities around 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
According to the initial accident report, three people inside the car were seriously injured. Ambulances and firefighters were called to the scene to extract those trapped inside.
The victims were freed from the wrecked car by firemen and transferred to the General Hospital. One person died shortly after arriving. The other two remain in serious condition.
Authorities have not said what caused the deadly Sunday accident.
