At least 25 dead in Mexico after a bus accident that fell into a ravine

At least 25 people died and 17 more were injured in the accident of a bus that fell into a ravine while traveling through a mountainous area of ​​the Mexican state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, local authorities reported.

“The preliminary balance is 25 people dead and 17 seriously injured,” a local police officer told AFP by telephone, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to dec According to police and prosecutor’s reports, the bus, from a local transportation company, had left Mexico City for the town of Santiago de Yosondúa.

The accident occurred near the town of Magdalena Peñasco.

“We deeply regret the accident that occurred in Magdalena Peñasco. Our government personnel are already working on rescue actions and providing all the support to the injured people. We send a hug and our condolences to the families of the deceased,” he wrote in social networks Salomón Jara, governor of the state of Oaxaca.

Police images broadcast on social networks show the vehicle completely destroyed on top while rescuers search through the wreckage.

Oaxaca is characterized by a mountainous geography, with numerous dispersed and sparsely populated communities. Santiago de Yosondúa, where the bus was going, has about 1,500 inhabitants.

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AFP