Tamaulipas Senator Faustino Lopez Vargas, Américo Villarreal’s deputy, and his wife died Saturday in a car accident.
The president of the Political Coordination Board of the Senate, Ricardo Monreal, reported the death of the legislator.
Faustino López was attending the report of Senator Soledad Luévano, but had an accident arriving in Trancoso, Zacatecas, according to the newspaper Milenio.
Monreal reported -at first- that López Vargas had had an accident and was very serious, so the report of Senator Luévano would be suspended to be aware of the health of the legislator.
With sadness, I report that Senator Faustino López Vargas (@FaustinoLopezV) suffered an accident, so it was decided to suspend the report of Senator Soledad Luévano. We wish everyone well. pic.twitter.com/2rX1RBTKT3
— Ricardo Monreal A. (@RicardoMonrealA) October 8, 2022
In a second message, he announced the death of the senator and his wife, Pilar Hernández.
“It’s an irreparable loss that grieves us in the Senate. My affection and solidarity with his family, children and loved ones. May they rest in peace,” he said.
Faustino López was an alternate for Américo Villarreal, who asked for leave to seek the governorship of Tamaulipas, so he assumed the position of senator last January.
The Senate of the Republic deeply regrets the death of Senator Faustino López Vargas and his wife, Mrs. Pilar Hernández Morales.
Our condolences to his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/kiNWraCoV7
— Senate of Mexico (@senadomexicano) October 9, 2022
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