At the very least 41 folks have died after a bus and a truck collided in southern Mexico, authorities say.
The bus, with 48 folks on board, was travelling between Cancun and Tabasco when the accident occurred close to town of Escarcega early on Saturday, in accordance with studies.
Thirty-eight passengers on the bus in addition to two of the drivers died, together with the truck driver, stated officers in Tabasco state.
Additionally they stated that restoration work was persevering with.
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Photographs from the scene confirmed the bus utterly burned out following a hearth after the collision. Solely the metallic body remained.
Bus operator Excursions Acosta stated on Fb that it was “profoundly sorry about what happened”.
It added that it was working with authorities to search out out what occurred and if the bus had been travelling inside velocity limits.
Javier Might Rodriguez, governor of Tabasco, stated on social media that the incident came about close to Escarcega.
“We are coordinating with federal and Campeche authorities to provide the required assistance,” he stated. “The secretary of government is closely following up on the situation.”
Ovidio Peralta, the mayor of Comalcalco, a city in Tabasco, stated: “We are attentive to the federal and state authorities to help with whatever they request.”
