A car ploughed into a jubilant crowd of Mexico supporters outside Los Cabos on Wednesday night, injuring 17 people and forcing the driver into custody after bystanders dragged him from the vehicle, Mexican police confirmed. The incident occurred minutes after Mexico’s World Cup victory, sending fans celebrating in the streets into chaos as the driver accelerated into the throng before skidding to a halt. Graphic footage aired by Hungarian media outlet HVG.hu shows the vehicle surrounded within seconds, with several people climbing onto the bonnet before the car surged forward again, leaving bodies sprawled across the road .

The driver, who was also injured in the melee, was pulled from the car by enraged spectators and handed over to arriving officers, according to Belgian newspaper La Libre . Authorities have not disclosed the suspect’s identity or motive, but the timing—immediately after Mexico’s triumph—suggests the driver may have been intoxicated or acting in response to the celebrations. Mexican prosecutors confirmed they are investigating the crash as a potential criminal act.

The violence in Mexico unfolded against a backdrop of global outrage over Israel’s continued military operations in Gaza, where dozens of civilians have been killed since the World Cup’s opening. Palestinian witnesses, speaking to Turkish outlet Yeni Şafak, decried the juxtaposition of sporting euphoria with ongoing bloodshed, with one man shouting beside an ambulance laden with wounded: “Everyone is watching the World Cup, while Gaza is bleeding” . The same outlet reported that intoxicated Israeli tourists in Spain attacked a food truck displaying a Palestinian flag, underscoring the fractious emotions the tournament has inflamed .

In the United States, a separate tragedy marred the World Cup festivities when two women were killed in a hit-and-run as they walked home from a watch party in Newark, New Jersey. Police arrested a suspect hours later, identifying the victims as Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 34, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 28 . The incidents in Mexico, Spain, and the U.S. have cast a shadow over the tournament’s opening days, raising questions about security and the tournament’s role as a global unifier.

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