Sixteen people die after bus crashes with trailer in central Mexico


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Aug 2023

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

MEXICO CITY (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.

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