No less than 24 folks died and 5 others had been injured when a bus crashed on a freeway in Mexico’s central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, native authorities stated.
The accident occurred within the early morning hours when the bus carrying the victims collided with the again of a tractor-trailer carrying corn.
Zacatecas Governor David Monreal confirmed the casualties in a publish on social media, promising to offer help for the victims. Efforts had been ongoing on Saturday morning to get better a number of the our bodies that had fallen right into a ravine, an area authorities official who requested to not be named advised Reuters.
Photos shared on social media confirmed rescue groups and safety forces, together with army personnel, securing the realm whereas rescuers labored to get better the our bodies.
The bus was headed for Ciudad Juarez, a border metropolis within the state of Chihuahua, although it was not instantly confirmed whether or not migrants had been among the many victims.
