CANCÚN: Local officials said that five Argentine tourists were killed in Mexico on Sunday when their vehicle struck with a van whose Mexican driver also died in the accident along a popular stretch of coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula.
The head-on collision took place in the early afternoon between Puerto Aventuras and Tulum, along the Riviera Maya tourist region in southeastern Quintana Roo state.
The tourists had been on vacation, said Jorge Vazquez Oropeza, secretary of civil protection for the municipality in the region.
Five Argentine Tourists Killed in Mexico Road Accident
Two other people were seriously wounded and were airlifted to hospital by helicopter. Vazquez did not provide details about their nationality.
The official added that a combination of rain-soaked roadways and excessive speeds likely played a role in the road crash.
The Riviera Maya is one of the region’s popular tourist spots, featuring beaches, archaeological ruins, expensive resorts and natural parks. The Quintana Roo attorney general’s office has also opened probe into the causes of the mishap.
