A suspected crime boss has been killed in a terrifying car bomb explosion that was caught on camera as he drove along a busy motorway.
Two men died in the blast after their vehicle suddenly erupted into flames mid-journey.
Shocking footage filmed by a motorist ahead shows the moment a loud explosion rings out – before the black SUV is engulfed in fire.
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The stricken vehicle then veers wildly across the central reservation, crossing into the opposite carriageway before spinning to a halt outside a building.
The suspected assassination happened on the Mexico–Pachuca highway in Tecámac, near Mexico City, on Saturday afternoon (28 March), as reported by Need To Know.
According to reports, one of the victims had just picked up the other from Felipe Ángeles International Airport moments before the blast.
They have been named locally as Humberto Rangel and Francisco ‘El Payín’ Beltrán, both from Culiacán in Sinaloa State.
Beltrán is believed to have been a leading figure in a criminal organisation linked to the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.
The cartel was co-founded in the late 1980s by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán.
Investigators suspect he may have led a faction known as ‘La Mayiza’.
Early forensic findings suggest the explosive device was planted inside the armoured SUV – rather than being triggered from outside.
Both victims were travelling in the front seats when it detonated.
Authorities have launched a major investigation into the blast, involving municipal, state and federal agencies.
The case is being treated as a high-priority suspected assassination.
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