A truck driver fleeing the scene of an accident next to the Mexico-Puebla highway it crashed into a row of cars at a traffic light last Thursday, creating chaos and panic on the outskirts of Mexico City. The driver of the truck was reportedly drunk and having been involved in a collision a few minutes earlier with a taxi, the driver bent over and tried to break through to traffic.
The truck crashed into five more cars after its first collision on the highway. When he fell into traffic, the driver of the truck tried to evade not only the police, but the taxi driver who had previously been hit by News reportsTaxi drivers hit at the traffic light responded in kind, attacking the driver and co-driver of the truck.
Despite the total chaos of the multiple collisions and the assault, there were no fatal injuries. However, it was a bad scene, as the truck made its way through the traffic, the cab sank and slammed into the cars and a taxi driver pulled between the trailer and another car. You can see the absolute chaos up close in this tweet from the Mexican journalist, Joaquín López-Dóriga.
The incident was recorded from a higher angle and published by the Universal. The driver of the truck claimed that its brakes failed, but witnesses refuted the claim and Twitter and YouTube users said the truck did not stop. He was actively advancing, which has nothing to do with bad brakes.
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Social media users were also quick to comment on the taxi drivers ’response, which increased the violence. Taxi drivers were armed with bats and other blunt instruments, wrapping the truck with objects as they tried to force the truck driver and his co-pilot out of the cab.
After a brief and hard fight, the taxi drivers he opened the cabin door, even as the semi he moved and dragged the truck driver out. The aggression did not end here; the taxi drivers continued to hit the pilot and co-pilot, only stopping after the intervention of the Mexican Federal Police. The two men in the truck were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for injuries. Not because of the collisions, but yes above all after the attack. According to the document, firefighters and paramedics attended to drivers who were hit at traffic lights Aztec TV.