{"id":4836,"date":"2026-07-13T07:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:44:53","slug":"four-americans-injured-in-deadly-mexico-highway-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4836","title":{"rendered":"Four Americans injured in deadly Mexico highway crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Four Americans were reportedly caught in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Mexico that left at least 10 people dead and about 10 others injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The massive pileup happened Sunday after a tractor-trailer crashed into multiple vehicles on a highway in the western state of Jalisco, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">While the agency reported 10 deaths, Mexico&#8217;s Army, Air Force and National Guard said nine people were killed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Jalisco Civil Protection told Reuters that <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562313\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four Americans<\/a> suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562314\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/eight-believed-dead-b-52-crashes-shortly-takeoff-from-edwards-air-force-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>EIGHT BELIEVED DEAD AFTER B-52 CRASHES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/jalisco-traffic-accident-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Crushed burned white car wreckage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A vehicle was left charred and mangled following a massive multi-vehicle pileup in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday.<\/span> <span>(Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit\ufeff)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Four patients in minor condition, all U.S. citizens, were transferred to the Arboledas Hospital in Guadalajara by a private ambulance from the highway,&#8221; Jalisco Civil Protection said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Reuters reported that two of those killed were minors.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Another two of the injured were identified as National Guard members who suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital in Guadalajara, according to Reuters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Videos circulating on social media appeared to show several vehicles <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562315\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engulfed in flames<\/a> along the highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic, sending multiple plumes of black smoke into the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562316\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/missouri-skydiving-plane-crash-killed-12-aboard-devastating-loss-company-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MISSOURI SKYDIVING PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED ALL 12 ABOARD IS A &#8216;DEVASTATING LOSS,&#8217; COMPANY SAYS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/jalisco-traffic-accident-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Firefighter spraying water on truck\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A firefighter works to douse the smoking engine of a destroyed vehicle after a devastating highway collision in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday.<\/span> <span>(Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit\ufeff)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to Mexican officials, the crash happened when a tractor-trailer apparently suffered a brake failure and slammed into a line of vehicles that had stopped because of an earlier accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;According to initial reports, a trailer reportedly suffered a failure in its braking system and ended up crashing into several vehicles that were stopped due to a prior incident,&#8221;\u00a0<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562317\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/location-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico&#8217;s Army<\/a>, Air Force and National Guard said in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562318\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/popular-florida-social-media-influencer-killed-drive-shooting-luxury-suv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>POPULAR FLORIDA SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER KILLED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING WHILE INSIDE LUXURY SUV<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The initial accident reportedly involved a rear-end collision between two tractor-trailers. As emergency crews responded, a third tractor-trailer crashed into the scene, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;As a result of this second impact, three private vehicles and two tractor-trailer trucks were completely destroyed by the fire,&#8221; the authorities said. &#8220;Additionally, two other private vehicles and an official Dodge Charger unit belonging to the National Guard sustained material damage. &#8220;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/jalisco-traffic-accident.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Burned wreckage of semi truck\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Mexican authorities inspect the incinerated frame of a tractor-trailer on a highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic in Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday.<\/span> <span>(Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit\ufeff)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Firefighters later extinguished the blaze, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Local outlet\u00a0El Financiero <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_6562320\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/estados\/2026\/07\/12\/accidente-en-autopista-guadalajara-tepic-deja-al-menos-10-muertos-tractocamion-embistio-a-autos\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> that the driver of the\u00a0tractor-trailer\u00a0was detained by the National Guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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