The Mexican capital remains shaken by the emotional impact of the accident on the La Concordia Bridge. A video posted on social media shows the moments before the crash and subsequent explosion of a gas tanker truck on the Mexico-Puebla highway, an incident that has already claimed the lives of 11 people.
The images, shared by a Facebook user, capture what seemed like a routine day on one of the busiest roads that connects to Ignacio Zaragoza Road. A security camera installed in a vehicle recorded the rear of a minibus traveling ahead, seconds before everything changed.
Suddenly, a white cloud of gas began to spread between the cars, enveloping the scene in an unreal atmosphere. Amid the confusion, a woman got out of the minibus and began running, trying to get away from the toxic cloud in an instinctive act of survival.
A few seconds later, the truck hit the bridge structure, causing an explosion that lit up the sky with a fireball. It is not yet known whether the woman managed to escape to safety.
The video post included a line that moved thousands of users: "She's someone's mother, but my greatest fear would be if she were my mother ." That comment turned the unknown woman into a symbol of the fragility of life and generated a wave of messages of empathy and grief.
The video has already accumulated millions of views and has sparked an outpouring of solidarity for the families of the victims. The accident will remain in the collective memory as one of the city's most shocking tragedies.
As authorities continue their investigation , the image of the woman running through the gas remains a reminder of the fine line between life and death, and of the humanity that emerges even in the midst of disaster.
