A wave of fatal traffic incidents has swept across Mexico, Brazil, and Turkey, leaving several dead and others grievously injured. In Tonalá, Jalisco, a truck veered into a crowd at a used clothing market, tragically killing one person and injuring six others. Mexico City witnessed a horrific scene when a 17-year-old truck driver struck a couple on a motorcycle, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring her companion. The young driver was apprehended after an attempt to flee the scene. In Brazil, the MS-145 highway in Deodápolis became the site of a fatal motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a 19-year-old man early Sunday morning. Another Brazilian was killed in Goiânia after being hit by a Mercedes-Benz, with the driver subsequently found hiding and arrested. Turkey reported a car crash on the Anatolian Highway in Düzce, resulting in the death of a 31-year-old teacher, and a collision in Çanakkale where a truck and a motorcycle collided, killing both the motorcycle driver and the passenger. These incidents underscore a dire need for heightened road safety measures and responsible driving to prevent further loss of life.
Key points
- A truck crashed into a crowd at a market in Tonalá, Jalisco, leaving one dead and six injured.
- In Mexico City, a 17-year-old truck driver ran over a couple on a motorcycle, causing a fatality and an injury.
- A 19-year-old man died in a motorcycle accident on the MS-145 highway in Deodápolis, Brazil.
- A teacher was killed in a car accident on the Anatolian Highway in Düzce, Turkey.
- Two people were killed in a truck-motorcycle collision in Çanakkale, Turkey.
- A worker died after being hit by a luxury car in Goiânia, Brazil; the driver was arrested.
