Taxi Driver Found Dead Inside Cab on Tulum-Cobá Highway

Tulum, Quintana Roo — Authorities are investigating the killing of a taxi driver whose body was found inside his cab on the Tulum-Cobá state highway early in the morning.

Officers deployed a large-scale operation after receiving a report of a slain person on the road at kilometer 12.5, near the Los Árboles subdivision. When they arrived, they confirmed that the victim was a taxi driver and that he was in a public transport vehicle with unit number 1126.

Preliminary information from the scene suggests the driver was attacked while behind the wheel. Officials have not yet disclosed the mechanics of the assault or the events leading up to the homicide.

First responders established a security perimeter around the taxi and cordoned off part of the highway to preserve evidence. The presence of patrols and police officers caused a major mobilization on the road during the night as investigating authorities were notified.

So far, the driver’s identity and the motive for the killing have not been officially released. No arrests have been announced, and investigators are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry to determine whether the driver was intercepted at that location or the incident began earlier.

Forensic experts from the State Prosecutor’s Office arrived to process the scene and collect evidence. After completing their work, they removed the body and transferred it to the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo), where an autopsy will be performed as part of the identification process before the remains are handed over to relatives.