Car In Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum's Convoy Collides With Another, 1 Dead

The Mexican President-elect stopped to check on the people who were injured and who were by then being attended to by emergency teams after the crash in Monclova, a city in northern Coahuila state.

At least one person was killed and several others sustained injuries after Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's motorcade suffered an accident on Friday, news agency Reuters reported, citing a statement from her team. However, the car Sheinbaum was travelling in was not involved in the accident.

According to Sheinbaum’s team, she stopped to check on the people who were injured and who were by then being attended to by emergency teams after the crash in Monclova, a city in northern Coahuila state. "We deeply regret that one person died in the other vehicle," the statement said, as quoted by Reuters.

The accident, which occurred in Coahuila, claimed the life of a 94-year-old woman, as reported by Mexico News Daily. Two vehicles were involved in the crash, one of which was part of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s convoy. The accident occurred late Friday morning on the Sabinas-Monclova highway in the northern border state.

According to the Mexican President-elect’s team, the woman killed was travelling in “the other vehicle,” rather than the one that was part of Sheinbaum’s convoy. The emergency services were swift to respond to the car accident involving two SUVs. 

According to Mexican News Daily, Sheinbaum reportedly said that the members of her team involved in the accident were fine, although they were taken to the hospital for assessment. 

The mayor of Monclova, Mario Alberto Dávila Delgado, said the accident took place at an intersection between the highway and another road, as reported by Mexican News Daily. The vehicle the elderly lady was in was travelling at a high speed and failed to stop at the intersection, he said.

Earlier this month, Claudia Sheinbaum created history after she was elected Mexico's first woman president, as per the preliminary official results.

According to news agency AFP, crowds of flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City's main square and celebrated the victory of the ruling party candidate.

According to the National Electoral Institute, the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor, a scientist by training, won around 58–60 percent of the votes. That was more than 30 percentage points ahead of her main opposition rival, Xochitl Galvez, and some 50 percentage points ahead of the only man running, long-shot centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez.