BAt least 27 people died in a bus accident in Mexico. According to the police, the bus fell into a ravine in a mountainous region in the southern state of Oaxaca. According to public prosecutor Bernardo Rodríguez Alamilla, 17 other people were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. According to the competent civil protection authority, six of the injured were unconscious and in a life-threatening condition at the time of their admission.
According to the police and prosecutors, the bus of a local transport company had left Mexico City and had its destination in Santiago de Yosondúa, further south. The accident happened in the mountain town of Magdalena Peñasco.
Pictures from the scene of the accident showed the crashed bus lying on its side at the foot of a steep cliff. It was initially unclear why the vehicle left the road and fell into the gorge.
Notes indicate technical failure
According to prosecutor Alamilla, the cause of the accident is being investigated. There are first indications of technical failure.
“Our government officials are on the ground, helping to rescue and assisting the injured,” Oaxaca Governor Salomon Jara wrote online, expressing his condolences to the families of those who died.
The Oaxaca region with its beaches, mountains, the pastel-colored buildings of the capital of the same name and the archaeological site of Monte Albán is very popular with tourists.
Fatal traffic accidents are common in Mexico, mostly due to high speeds, poor vehicle conditions or driver fatigue. Many people depend on buses, some of which are operated by small transport companies that serve remote communities with outdated vehicles.
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