Two dead, five injured in multi-vehicle highway crash in Nuevo León

Two people died and five were injured in a severe collision involving two semi-trucks and a passenger bus early Friday morning in Vallecillo, Nuevo León.

The accident occurred on the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway near kilometer 102. Emergency services responded minutes before 2:00 a.m. to find one of the semi-trucks engulfed in flames. Firefighters worked for several hours to extinguish the intense blaze.

Inside the burning truck, authorities discovered the charred bodies of two men. Preliminary reports suggest the truck was transporting beer when the fire erupted following the impact with the other vehicles. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.

While the two fatalities were confirmed, the five injured individuals sustained only minor wounds and were treated at the scene. One of the involved trucks was identified as a Freightliner operated by the company Alanis.com, driven by Víctor Marines Torres. Details about the passenger bus were not immediately released.

Authorities cordoned off the area, and the National Guard managed traffic flow. The highway was closed for several hours in the direction of Monterrey, with a contraflow lane opened to ease congestion. Forensic teams were on site to conduct their investigations.