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Bus Accident in Mexico Leaves 15 Killed, 40 Injured, Reports Say

© ALFREDO ESTRELLAA sightseeing bus drives in Mexico City on February 1, 2023. - Mexico City is attracting a rising number of tourists and foreigners who rent accommodation through online platforms, but following the deaths of several people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities are seeking to regulate online rental websites. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP)
A sightseeing bus drives in Mexico City on February 1, 2023. - Mexico City is attracting a rising number of tourists and foreigners who rent accommodation through online platforms, but following the deaths of several people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities are seeking to regulate online rental websites. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.02.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A bus with migrants has overturned on a highway that connects the states of Puebla and Oaxaca in southern Mexico, killing 15 people and injuring 40 others, media reported on Monday.
The accident occurred on Sunday because of a technical fault, when the bus was traveling from Oaxaca to Mexico City, Mexican press reported, citing local law enforcement agencies. At least 50 passengers were in the bus, mostly illegal migrants from Venezuela and Colombia, the report said.
All those injured were reportedly transferred to hospitals.
Representatives of the road authorities, police and the National Institute of Migration have arrived at the site to investigate the cause of the accident, the new outlet added.
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