2 U.S. Government Workers Among 4 Killed in Car Crash in Mexico
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Four government investigators, including two from the United States and two from Mexico, died in a car accident in Chihuahua while inspecting newly discovered methamphetamine labs.
- The Mexican victims included the director of the state’s investigative agency and an officer, returning from an operation to seize and destroy two clandestine drug labs.
- The accident occurred at around 2 a.m. when the lead vehicle in a convoy skidded off a narrow, mountainous road, plunging 200 meters down a cliff and catching fire.
- All four occupants of the vehicle died at the scene, with three ejected from the car and one found inside, highlighting the dangers faced by officials combating drug trafficking.
- U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson expressed condolences and emphasized the risks undertaken by both Mexican and U.S. officials in protecting their communities.
