During the horse racing event at the Santiago Apostol Festival held in the town of Tucta, in the Mexican state of Tabasco, one of the horses was running fast and collided with another horse. With the collision, a horse rider named Jorge was thrown to the ground. People around gave first aid to the man, who was pinned to ground unconscious. It was reported that the seriously injured rider died in the ambulance while being transferred to the hospital.
Eyewitnesses reacted to the failure of festival officials to take adequate security measures.