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Tragic Vehicle Accidents in Mexico over Christmas

mexiconewsdaily.com reported it has been a tragic Christmas for the victims and families of three serious motor vehicle accidents in three different regions of Mexico.
Heavy fog has been blamed for a 57-vehicle pile-up on the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense in the Estado de México municipality of Teoloyucan in which six people died Thursday morning.Traffic on the Querétaro-bound side of the highway was delayed for seven hours while authorities investigated the accident and cleared the wreckage of cars, buses and tractor-trailers. Twenty-five people were injured. Read Article

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Sinaloa Mexico: Two Bodies found may be those of missing tourists from Australia

theguardian.com – reported friends of two Australian tourists missing for more than a week in Mexico will travel to Sinaloa following a report that the men’s van has been found, one of the friends said Sunday. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) issued a statement confirming that the pair’s car had been found, […]

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Mexico City International Airport: 737 landing gear collapses, crash landing

theguardian.com reported the landing gear collapsed on a Boeing 737 as it landed at Mexico City’s international airport, authorities have said. Emergency crews rushed to the runway after the plane’s left-side wheel strut apparently buckled as it touched down. The plane, operated by the Mexican airline Magnicharter. Read Article

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Elderly Expat Couple from Canada found Murdered in Mexico

humbernews.ca reported reaction continued Thursday to news that Mexican authorities have arrested a man in connection to the recent murder of a Canadian couple. The arrest was made Wednesday. The bodies of Edward Kular, 84 and Nina Discombe, 72, were discovered on Sunday by their gardener in their lakeside home in the town of Ajijic […]

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STRONGEST HURRICANE IN HISTORY SLAMS MEXICO, TOURISTS TRAPPED, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC

capital weather gang reported… Early Friday, the monstrous storm Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever measured by the National Hurricane Center. At 6:15 p.m. local time Friday, the extremely dangerous Category 5 storm made landfall along the coast of southwestern Mexico. It is expected to unleash destructive winds, torrents of rain, and a devastating storm […]

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U.S. citizen being held in Mexican Jail wrongfully according to family

katu.com reported a local father has been wrongfully imprisoned in Mexico, according to his brother, who spoke exclusively with KATU’s On Your Side Investigators Tuesday. Derek Bachmann said his brother, Troy, has been behind bars for nearly four months in horrible conditions. Derek told KATU he’s been able to talk with Troy by phone for […]

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Drunk Tourist from U.S. injured by crocodile in Cancun Mexico, failed to obey warning signs

dailymail.co.uk reported a drunk tourist cheated death after scaling a barbed wire fence of a crocodile enclosure at a Mexican holiday resort in Cancun. Paramedics say American tourist Matthew Eldsberry, 27, was attacked on Wednesday by one of the reptiles after ignoring warning signs in English and Spanish to enter the off-limits area. He was […]

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Expat murdered, beaten to death in San Miguel de Allende Mexico

processo.com.mx reported that a US citizen who attempted to stop a gang from stelling his scooterg his scooter outside a bar in San Miguel de Allende, was beaten to death. Oliver Daniel Caraco, 53 years -agent real estate in this city-from the state of Florida, was lying on the issuance Manuel Zavala. Three young people […]

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Lawless organized crime gangs preying on tourists, business travelers in some areas of Mexico

iexpats.com reported in the past two years, 181 US visitors have been murdered in Mexico. Lawless organised crime gangs are preying on tourists and business travellers in some areas of Mexico, according to a warning from the US State Department. Criminals are targetting American and European tourists in several states, says the alert. Crimes include […]

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Mexico: ISIS may be operating near U.S. border

inquisitr.com reported the Islamic State (ISIS) reportedly is operating in northern Mexico, just minutes from the U.S. border and a few miles from El Paso, Texas. If this latest report from Judicial Watch is accurate, ISIS is working alongside drug cartels and human traffickers to penetrate the U.S. homeland from a dangerous, gang-controlled staging area […]

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