2023-08-04 00:04:18
2023-08-04 08:04 Compiled by United Daily News Xu Yuhan / Real-time report
A bus fell off a cliff in western Mexico in the early morning of the 3rd. A bus suddenly lost control and fell into a canyon from a highway, killing at least 17 people and injuring 22. Among the victims were three minors.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Jorge Benito Rodriguez (Jorge Benito Rodriguez), head of the security department of Nayarit state (Nayarit), said that the bus crashed on the highway outside the state capital Tepic (Tepic). Ruler, rescue work is difficult.
The bus was heading from Mexico City to northwest Tijuana, an area on the border with San Diego where many migrants are trying to seek asylum in the United States.
The nationalities of the victims have not been confirmed, but local media reports say Indian and African citizens are believed to be among them.
Serious traffic accidents are common in Mexico. On the 5th of last month, a bus overturned and fell off a cliff in the southern state of Oaxaca, killing at least 29 people; on May 14th, two vehicles collided in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, killing at least 26 people; On April 29, a bus also fell off a cliff in Nayarit state, killing at least 18 people.
At least 17 people were killed and 22 injured when a bus fell off a cliff in western Mexico in the early hours of the 3rd.af bus mexico highway
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