Seven students tragically died when the SUV they were in plunged into a river as they celebrated the end of term.
The deceased have been identified as Mayra Reyes Sánchez, 21, María Díaz Pelayo, 21, Pablo López Guerrero, 21, Kataline Toledo Pérez, 21, Julio Vizcaíno, 22, Perla Khazzyha Álvarez Pacheco, 22, and Luz Paulina Hernández, 22.
The victims were celebrating the end of the academic year when the tragedy happened.
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They had been partying at a private residence and had boarded the SUV afterwards to take them home.
The horror reportedly unfolded when the driver got out to look for something.
She had left the vehicle on a slope in neutral without applying the handbrake, according to reports.
A storm was reportedly raging at the time on Saturday (13 Jul) night,, as reported on Need To Know.
The SUV is believed to have rolled down the slope in reverse and into the Calzadas River in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, with the students trapped inside.
Witnesses looked on in horror as the Chevrolet Suburban slowly sank into the deep water.
The emergency services arrived on the scene, but it took them more than two hours to retrieve it using a crane.
In the end, all they could do was recover the victims’ bodies from inside.
It is known that at least three – Mayra, Kataline, and Perla – were attending Anáhuac University.
The Veracruz Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the case.
