Security forces managed to locate the 19th victim of the reported truck crash on the Mitla-Tehuantepec highway in Oaxaca.
He is a porter, whose relatives had reported him missing after the accident.
Salomón Jara holds a moment of silence for the victims of the bus accident in Oaxaca
The Civil Protection and Risk Management Coordination (CEPCOyGR) and the Secretariat of Public Safety and Citizen Protection, following the report, activated an operation in the accident area, locating the victim’s body in some bushes.
He was found buried at the bottom of the ravine where the bus fell.
According to the official report, while Capufe personnel were cleaning up and removing debris at the scene of the accident, they discovered the victim’s body.
The victim is a young man from Acayucan, Veracruz: Miguel Ángel Gómez Aguirre, who worked as a porter on the bus line.
Following the accident, his family had searched for him, visiting the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo) and public clinics without finding any information about his whereabouts, until his discovery was finally confirmed.
The Oaxaca State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported that the examination of the transport unit is now in its final stages, and mechanical failure has been ruled out as a cause of the accident.
For its part, the State Health Secretariat reported that four crew members of the unit remain in serious condition, reporting head trauma.
Source: milenio
