Trailer with migrants overturns in Sonora; 3 dead reported

CULIACAN.- In the Mexico-Nogales highway in the San Luis station area, in the border area between Sinaloa and Sonoraa trailer carrying migrants, overturned.

Three undocumented immigrants died inside the trailer box.

A report from drivers traveling on the road notified the emergency services of both entities.

After the impact, People started leaving through the emergency door because the back doors were closed. Witnesses approached the scene when they saw that many people They were leaving the crashed unit trying to escape.

In the accident that occurred within the territory of Sonora, it was reported that The trailer overturned onto its right side for reasons that are unknown. Ambulances from Navojoa and rescue teams from the municipality of Ahome were sent to the site.

Unofficial reports indicate that there were approximately 120 migrants inside the trailer. whose driver fled.

#National | A trailer lost control and overturned in the municipality of Navojoa, in the state of #Sonorawhich was carrying several migrants who were planning to cross into the United States. At the moment, 14 people have been reported injured and three presumed dead. pic.twitter.com/ZQTaQHKKMe

— TrafficZMGuadalajara (@Trafico_ZMG) July 9, 2024

61 migrants located on rural farm

Last weekend, authorities located a total of 61 migrants of African origin on a rural estatein Culiacán. A citizen report to the emergency lines alerted the authorities of some people who were deprived of their freedom.

The elements of the State Preventive Police The police who responded to the call, when they arrived at the scene, found 58 adults and three minors. They were contacted through an English-speaking agent, who reported that They were traveling on a bus to the northern border and the unit had a malfunction.

The State Public Security Secretariat announced that the migrants certified that were not deprived of their freedomThey had rented the property to rest, while they repaired the bus to continue their journey.

Since the migrants, originally from several African countries, were unable to prove their legal residence in the country, the National Migration Institute was notified, and its officers ordered their transfer to the base in the city of Mazatlán.

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