{"id":759638,"date":"2026-06-25T15:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759638\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:52:22","slug":"vehicle-hits-crowd-in-cabo-san-lucas-after-mexicos-world-cup-win-over-czechia-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/759638\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle hits crowd in Cabo San Lucas after Mexico\u2019s World Cup win over Czechia | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">More than a dozen people were injured on Wednesday night \u2060when a vehicle \u2060drove through \u200ba crowd in the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/jun\/25\/mexico-czechia-world-cup-2026-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebration of \u2060Mexico\u2019s World Cup match victory<\/a>, Los Cabos\u2019s local authorities said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cAccording to preliminary information, \u2060the vehicle was surrounded by a group of people and, \u200bfor reasons to be determined \u200cby the competent \u200cauthority, drove through the crowd, injuring several people,\u201d the local authorities added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A total of 17 people received medical treatment, the statement confirmed, including the driver, who was arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Multiple visuals posted on social media, \u200bverified by Reuters, show a \u200cblack car surrounded \u200cby a crowd of people wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/mexico\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a> shirts. \u200cThe car then accelerated into the crowd, throwing people into the air before crashing into bollards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Other videos verified by Reuters show the crowd pulling someone from the car and attacking them, while multiple people are seen injured on the ground in unknown \u200ccondition.<\/p>\n<p><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/embed\/from-tool\/photo-collage\/index.html?vertical=News&amp;opinion-tint=false&amp;left-image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.gutools.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fde0b37b4d5df84b54e7945ae93c2686a9c3821d4%3Fcrop%3D0_1_1622_1297&amp;left-caption=People%20in%20Mexico%20football%20shirts%20surround%20the%20car%20in%20Cabo%20San%20Lucas.&amp;right-image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.gutools.co.uk%2Fimages%2F9f99e32381df0e5060a3e38a482ad50287b1fe13%3Fcrop%3D19_0_1491_1192&amp;right-caption=The%20incident%20took%20place%20after%20Mexico\u2019s%20win%20over%20Czechia.&amp;always-place-captions-below=false\" class=\"dcr-olkhl1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Picture collage from grabs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI would \u200clike to express our deepest solidarity with the people affected and their families following the unfortunate \u200bevents that occurred tonight,\u201d Los Cabos\u2019s acting mayor, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Larumbe, said, promising to keep the public informed regarding investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Located at the southern extremity of the Baja California peninsula on the west coast, Cabo San \u2060Lucas is one of Mexico\u2019s top luxury tourist destinations \u200band one \u200bof the two principal cities \u200bwithin the municipality of Los Cabos, which also \u200bincludes San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo \u200band the \u200bresort corridor connecting them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/jun\/25\/mexico-czechia-world-cup-2026-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the co-hosts scored three second-half goals<\/a> at the Estadio Azteca to eliminate Czechia from the World Cup and end the group phase with maximum points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than a dozen people were injured on Wednesday night \u2060when a vehicle \u2060drove through \u200ba crowd 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