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Bus Crash on Mexican Highway Leaves 14 Dead, 20 Injured - Civil Protection
Bus Crash on Mexican Highway Leaves 14 Dead, 20 Injured - Civil Protection
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Fourteen people died and 20 others sustained injuries as a bus hit a wall on the Tuxcueca - Citala highway in the Mexican state of... 19.05.2022, Sputnik International
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"The vehicle was heading toward [the Mexican town of] Jocotepec when the braking system apparently malfunctioned, resulting in the driver trying to stop the vehicle and crashing into a wall on a roadside head-on. There are 20 people injured... So far, 14 people have died," the secretariat said on Twitter.The bus was transporting workers of a berry production company in coordination with the local authorities. The bus driver has died.Emergency services are continuing rescue operations at the scene.
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Bus Crash on Mexican Highway Leaves 14 Dead, 20 Injured - Civil Protection
06:41 GMT 19.05.2022 (Updated: 19:43 GMT 17.10.2022) MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Fourteen people died and 20 others sustained injuries as a bus hit a wall on the Tuxcueca - Citala highway in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the state Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection said Thursday.
"The vehicle was heading toward [the Mexican town of] Jocotepec when the braking system apparently malfunctioned, resulting in the driver trying to stop the vehicle and crashing into a wall on a roadside head-on. There are 20 people injured... So far, 14 people have died," the secretariat said on Twitter.
The bus was transporting workers of a berry production company in coordination with the local authorities. The bus driver has died.
Emergency services are continuing
rescue operations at the scene.
