Mexico City: 19 people are reported dead in a horrific road accident in Mexico. A bus crashed on a highway in Mexico's central state of Zacatecas on Saturday, local officials said. 19 people died and six others were injured in this accident. The accident occurred in the morning when the bus carrying the victims collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer carrying Mecca. The collision was so severe that both the bus and the tractor vehicle fell into the ditch.
Initially there was news of death of 24 people
Zacatecas Governor David Monreal initially reported 24 deaths, but the state Attorney General's office later revised the number in a statement, saying 19 people had died and 6 were injured. Are. The Attorney General's Office said it is trying to arrest the driver of the tractor-trailer. A local government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told news agency Reuters that efforts were underway to retrieve some bodies that had fallen into the ditch after the accident on Saturday morning.
The bus was going to Ciudad Juarez
According to the Attorney General's Office, the bus that crashed was headed to Ciudad Juarez, a city in the state of Chihuahua on the US-Mexico border. The Attorney General's office also said migrants were not among the victims. Photos shared on social media showed rescue teams removing bodies from the scene.
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