Mexico bus crash death toll rises to 18, driver detained

Authorities work to remove a passenger bus that plunged off a highway killing several people, in Tepic, Mexico August 3,2023. REUTERS/Christian Ruano

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -At least 18 people died in western Mexico when a passenger bus plunged off a highway into a ravine early on Thursday, state officials said, adding the passengers were mostly foreigners and some were heading for the U.S. border.

En route to the northern border town of Tijuana, the bus had been carrying around 42 passengers, including citizens from India, Dominican Republic and African nations.