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Worker killed after being thrown from bed of truck on Tulum airport road

Tulum, Q.R. — The third fatal traffic accident in one month has been reported on the Tulum airport road. On Wednesday, one person was killed and two others seriously injured after a work truck rolled over.

The pickup was transporting construction workers to a nearby site when the driver lost control, skidded on the wet pavement and rolled the vehicle. Three men in the truck’s bed were thrown from the pickup during the single-vehicle accident.

One was pronounced dead at the scene while the other two were rushed to hospital.

The white pickup rolled killing one and injuring two. Photo: September 18, 2024.

Police and and paramedics from three ambulances were at the scene where the injured were transferred to hospital and police began an investigation into the exact cause of the fatal accident.