Types of traffic accidents

A traffic accident is a generally unexpected event, caused by an action or omission of a driver, pedestrian, or passenger, involving at least one moving vehicle (or animals), that causes injuries, death, or property damage.

The Reglamento classifies accidents as: rear-end collision (alcance), intersection collision (choque de crucero), head-on collision (choque de frente), running off the roadway (salida de arroyo de circulación), collision with a fixed object, rollover (volcadura), side collision (choque lateral), running over a person (atropello), fall of a person from or inside a moving vehicle (caída de persona), and miscellaneous collisions. Fuente: Reglamento de la Ley de Tránsito y Vialidad del Estado de Yucatán, Artículo 398.