Sixteen people die after bus crashes with trailer in central Mexico
Reuters
August 23, 20232:54 AM EDTUpdated 7 hours ago
MEXICO CITY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Fifteen Mexicans and one Venezuelan died in a road accident in central Mexico early on Tuesday, officials from Mexico's INM migration institute said in a statement.
The 52 passengers traveling on the bus on Mexico's Miahuatlan-Coixtlahuaca highway included 10 passengers from Venezuela, the INM said, adding they had appointments to seek legal entry to the United States.
Some 36 passengers were injured and taken to hospital after the bus crashed with a trailer in the early hours of the morning, officials from the state of Puebla said in a separate statement.
[1/5]Tow trucks and authorities work at the area of a road accident, which left over a dozen migrants dead, in Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos, in Oaxaca state, Mexico August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes Acquire Licensing Rights
Nine of the injured were Venezuelan and of those, three remain hospitalized, according to the INM, which said support would be given to return the body of the deceased to Venezuela.
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