Three Cuban migrants in good health after the truck they were traveling in was shot at in Mexico.

Three Cuban migrants traveling in a truck that was mistakenly shot at by elements of the Mexican Army in Chiapas are in good health, according to the island's Embassy in Mexico.

"Our officials contacted Mexican authorities and we confirmed that there are no Cuban fatalities," said the diplomatic representation in a post on X.

They also pointed out that, after verifying their identity, although without disclosing it, the Cuban Consul in Veracruz, Elisa Martínez, provides them assistance through that channel.

The events refer to October 1, when Mexican soldiers fired at a truck transporting 33 migrants from Cuba, Peru, Egypt, Nepal, India, and Pakistan, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) explained in a statement.

The incident occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, on the stretch of the Villa Comaltitlán-Huixtla road in Chiapas, about 50 miles from the border with Guatemala.

The Mexican Army was conducting ground reconnaissance when they "detected a pickup truck traveling at high speed," they said in the statement.

Upon noticing the presence of the Army, the vehicle attempted to flee, while two other pickup trucks "like those used by criminal groups in that region" followed behind, the report added.

According to reports from the local police, the military chased the convoy for several miles, and one of the vehicles reportedly went off the road while trying to evade them.

The military argued that they fired after hearing detonations coming from one of the vehicles they were pursuing, which were moving at high speed.

Four people died at the scene, another 12 were taken to a hospital where two more died, and the remaining 17 were turned over to immigration authorities.

The Sedena reported that two military personnel have been removed from their duties and that the Attorney General's Office of the Republic and the Attorney General's Office of Military Justice are in charge of investigating the events to determine the corresponding responsibilities.

After the attack, several international organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-OHCHR), have urged Mexican authorities to create legal pathways for migrants and prevent tragedies like this from happening again.