Locals Loot Crashed Lorry While Driver Burns To Death

Story ByAna LacasaSub EditorJoseph GolderAgencyCentral European News

Video Credit: CEN

This is the moment locals loot the cargo of an overturned lorry as firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze and rescue the driver who was eventually burned alive.

The shocking incident occurred on the road linking Guadalajara and Tepic in the western Mexican state of Jalisco after the lorry had a problem with its brakes and the driver could not stop it from crashing into another vehicle transporting soft drinks.

Local media report the lorry caught fire and the driver, who has not been named, burnt to death at the scene but that did not stop locals from looting the vehicle’s cargo as firefighters tackled the blaze.

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In the video, dozens of locals can be seen grabbing the cargo which is strewn across the road as firefighters can be seen tackling the fire at the lorry which has fallen from the road.

Reports state the driver died during the rescue operation to remove him from the vehicle.

The video caused outrage among netizens, with ‘Jalisco_Rojo’ writing: While the driver was burning, that is why the country does not improve.”

And ‘Isabell62629060’ commented: “An amazing lack of values.”

While ‘Edithmk’ added: “Shame on those thieves. Nothing justifies those actions.”

It is unclear if the driver was still alive when the video was recorded and there have been no reports of arrests for looting. It is unknown if the driver of the other vehicle was injured in the incident.

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