Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo — A woman was seriously injured early Sunday when the taxi she was riding in crashed into a containment wall on Federal Highway 307, authorities said.
The accident occurred before dawn on the stretch between Puerto Aventuras and Tulum, near the Grand Sirenis hotel. According to preliminary reports, the driver of the taxi — unit 2271, belonging to Playa del Carmen’s Lázaro Cárdenas del Río union — lost control of the vehicle and slammed into the wall.
The driver was apparently traveling with family members. The injured woman was in the front passenger seat, while other people were in the back.
The force of the impact destroyed the taxi, leaving its front end mangled. Despite the severity of the crash, the driver and the other occupants escaped with what appeared to be only bruises and shock.
Red Cross paramedics treated the passengers at the scene and rushed the injured woman to a hospital for medical care.
Officials have not said how many people were inside the vehicle at the time.
National Guard officers cordoned off the area and carried out the expert examination of the scene as part of the investigation into the crash.
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