09 September 2007
David Herrera, Carlos Antonio Ballesteros, and Andrés Ramírez
Explosion
Monclova-based reporters David Herrera from the daily Zócalo, Carlos Antonio Ballesteros from the daily El Tiempo, and Andrés Ramírez from the daily La Prensa were killed during a highway explosion 18 miles (30 kilometers) south of Monclova.
The explosion occurred minutes after reporters had arrived at the scene to cover a collision between a truck carrying 20 tons of mining explosives and a smaller vehicle, according to Mexican press reports. Cisneros said journalists were not aware of the truck’s heavy load of explosives. Controversy has arisen in Coahuila, a center for mining, over the extent of explosives being transported by truck for use in local mines.
