Tragic Bus Accident on Tepic-Puerto Vallarta Highway Claims 15 Lives

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Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) – A tragic accident occurred on the Tepic-Puerto Vallarta highway when a passenger bus veered off the road and plummeted into a small ravine at kilometer 57 on Federal Highway 200, close to the town of Las Piedras in the Compostela municipality of Nayarit. The incident claimed the lives of 15 individuals and left approximately 30 others injured.

Initial reports suggest that the bus, which was carrying 42 passengers, deviated from the road between Compostela and Mesillas. Its ultimate destination was Guayabitos. Among the casualties were a pregnant woman and two minors. The deceased included seven men and eight women, whose bodies were transported to morgues in Compostela and the city of Tepic, where they await identification by their family members.

The Compostela Red Cross and Civil Protection have reported that eight of the injured were taken to the Compostela hospital, while over 20 others were transported by private vehicles. Images shared on social media show the bus on its left side with several people outside the wreckage, amid cries and expressions of grief.

So far, only one victim has been identified – a woman named Cecilia González Barajas.

This is the list of injured:

1.- Neytar Said Pérez Vázquez 7 años

2.- Luz Edith Flores Vázquez 34 años

3.- Jatziri Lucero Aparicio Flores 12 años

4.- Melani Guadalupe Aparicio Flores 6 años

5.- Carmen Alejandra Americano Escobedo 26 años

6.- Yerik Uriel Albizu Americano 3 años

7.- Melisa Aparicio 5 años

8.- Sofia Belen 9 años

9.- Dayana Monserrat 6 años

10.- Victor Adrian Villegas Flores 41 años

11.- Luz Elena Yerena 41 años

12.- Francisco Javier Hernández 35 años

13.- Bernardo Torres 50 años

14.- José Antonio Chávez

15.- Abraham Cordero de la Cruz

16.- Carla Fernanda Rodríguez 20 años

17.- Denis 4 años

18.- Antonio Godoy 43 años

19.- Jose de Jesús 77 años

20.- Maria Elizabeth Quezada 21 años

21.- Derek Gadiel Albizu Americano 6 años

22.- Luis Demetrio Vázquez 60 años

23.- Claudia Muñoz 56 años

24.- Amelia Hernández González 68 años

25.- Jaime americano Escobedo 36 años

26.- Elvira Escobedo 61 años

27.- Adriana Neri 40 años

28.- Deytan 7 años

29.- Margarita Aparicio

30.- Monica Guadalupe 11 años

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - On the Tepic-Puerto Vallarta highway, a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine near Las Piedras, Nayarit . . .

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