Migrants pledge to press on after deadly accident rattles Mexico


FILE PHOTO: Migrants travelling to the U.S. gather in an improvised shelter in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) - Some migrants advancing through Mexico vowed on Saturday to press onward towards the United States following a deadly accident in the south of the country that killed dozens of people, mostly from Guatemala.

At least 55 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck packed with migrants flipped over in the state of Chiapas on Thursday.

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