Culiacan, Sinaloa.- Through social networks, a video was leaked showing the van where three members of a family died of poisoning during the night of This Thursday in the river of Culiacan. In the images you can see the driver’s effort to get the unit out of the water while the spectators do nothing to help. Around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, the emergency number 911 received a report of two adults and a four-year-old boy trapped inside a Cherokee pickup truck in the town of Ayune, belonging to the municipality of Culiacan.
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According to information gathered at the scene by debate reporters, the van where the family was traveling got stuck in the river when they tried to cross it at the height of the municipality. Apparently the water obstructed the exit of the gases from the truck and these were concentrated in the cabin, which knocked the family unconscious. Read more: Zapotlán de Juárez, Hidalgo, mayor killed near his homeIn the videos that were released after the tragedy, you can see the unit inside the river, covered with water up to the height of the tires. It is also perceived that the driver accelerates and reverses are able to move too far in any direction, while the other families who were on the scene were unaware of what was going on.
At one point in the video you can see a buggy passing by the van without stopping to help them. By the time they approached to see what was going on, the family was passed out. They immediately realized that the child was still alive and transferred him to a private hospital in Culiacan City.Read more: Family dies of poisoning after being trapped inside a van in CuliacanThe four-year-old boy died while being treated in the medical emergency room. Meanwhile, his parents were taken in private cars to a private clinic, where they lost their lives because of carbon dioxide damage to their systems.
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