Third accident so far this year in El Molino, Jocotepec.
Three dead after fatal accident on the El Molino stretch, this would be the third accident at the same point so far this year. Photo: Courtesy.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía: Three people died and ten were injured in the tragic accident that occurred on the El Molino stretch in the municipality of Jocotepec on Sunday, January 16. The Guadalajara-Morelia highway at kilometer 11, on the El Molino stretch, was the scene of the accident involving three vehicles.
The accident claimed the lives of a baby girl of approximately one year of age and a man of approximately 45 years of age who died at the scene; in addition, a woman died while being transported to clinic 180 in Guadalajara. Ten other people were injured.
Civil Protection and Firefighters of Jocotepec, with the same unit from Acatlán de Juárez, assisted the woman who was pinned in the compact car; who unfortunately lost her life during the transfer.
One of the injured lost her leg just above the knee, according to medical authorities of the Rafael Gómez Rodríguez Municipal Clinic.
According to the medical and Civil Protection authorities, none of those involved were from Jocotepec, they were all from Zapopan and Cerro del Cuatro in Guadalajara and they added that they were on their way to a baseball game.
The reason for the fatal accident is still unknown, Oscar Rameño, Director of Mobility of Jocotepec. The Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences (IJCF) is reviewing the accident.
However, according to Civil Protection authorities, the main causes of accidents, specifically in the El Molino stretch, are mostly due to speeding, since it is a drastically reduced stretch, causing drivers to lose control.
So far this year, as of January 20, there have already been three accidents, involving a dairy truck that overturned and a private van whose driver was injured.
Civil Protection authorities urged the community to take the appropriate precautions when traveling along the stretch and to respect the speed limits because «your life can be changed in a split second.»
Translated by Kerry Watson
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