A tanker truck transporting anhydrous ammonia overturned on the night of Saturday, November 7, 2026, at kilometer 265+900 of the 150D highway in Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz. Traffic remains closed in both directions and the driver of the vehicle was injured, according to Milenio.
The accident occurred on the Orizaba-Ciudad Mendoza stretch, in the area known as the Curva del Pocito, on one of the main road corridors linking the port of Veracruz with the center of the country. La Silla Rota reported that the unit contained ammonia residues and that authorities issued preventive warnings for the communities of Donato Guerra, Paredón Viejo and San Cristóbal, with an alert recommended within a 300-meter radius. State Civil Protection reported that "there was no immediate risk to nearby communities," though it asked residents to follow the instructions of the task forces. The National Guard is redirecting traffic along the available alternate routes.
The response brought together the National Guard, CAPUFE, the state Secretariat of Civil Protection and municipal units from Nogales, Huiloapan and Río Blanco, as well as firefighters, who are maintaining an 80-meter safety perimeter around the vehicle. The municipal government set up two temporary shelters in San Cristóbal, at the Clínica de Salud and the Enrique C. Rébsamen school, for families who must leave their homes. The driver was taken to a regional hospital. The transfer of the contents and the removal with a specialized crane were postponed until early Sunday morning due to the weather: Río Blanco Civil Protection noted that "current weather conditions are not favorable for carrying out the work" and that "the evacuation or displacement of families living within the risk perimeter is not contemplated."
The next data point to verify is the reopening, which will come after the transfer of the contents and the removal of the tanker, postponed until the early hours of Sunday, November 8. The episode also documents the coordination of the response to a chemical emergency on a freight corridor shared by Veracruz and Puebla.
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