Monday, October 7, 2013

Mexican monster truck wreck kills 8, hurts dozens

Witnesses said the driver appeared to hit his head on the interior of the truck as he drove over old cars, before the vehicle drove into a crowd of spectators.


Mexican truck show accident: A monster truck rams into spectators during a monster truck rally show at El Rejon park: A monster truck rams into spectators during a monster truck rally show at El Rejon park.
A monster truck rams into spectators during a monster truck rally show at El Rejon park. Reuters Photo: Eduardo Alanis, El Diario de Chihuahua.

     Leaving your house just to watch an event and end up dead isn't what the people of Mexico was thinking when they decide to go watch the Mexican monster truck performed. There were 8 people reported dead and over 79 persons hurt. The officials reported that the monster truck got out of control and shot into the crowd of spectators at the Mexican air show. They also reported that this incidence is under investigation as well as the safety violation in the setup of the show.

This was published on October 7th, 2013 by Jose Antonio Sanchez and Ricardo Chavez of Associated Press on MSN news. This photo was taken by Eduardo Alanis, El Diario de Chihuahua of Reuters Photo.
http://news.msn.com/world/mexican-monster-truck-wreck-kills-8-hurts-dozens

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