MEXICO CITY – At least 15 individuals are thought to have died in western Mexico when a passenger bus on its approach to Tijuana crashed off a freeway within the early hours of Thursday, state officers mentioned, including that 21 extra are believed to be injured.
“Work is being done to remove them from the site,” Civil Protection and Firefighters from Nayarit state mentioned in a put up on social media, through which they shared images of ambulances lining he freeway and uniformed officers within the ravine under.
The Elite line passenger bus crashed close to Barranca Blanca on the freeway exterior state capital Tepic, the officers mentioned. The bus firm didn’t instantly reply to Reuters request for remark.
An supply from Nayarit’s firefighting service mentioned six Indian residents had been aboard the bus. Mexico’s migration institute didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Local media had earlier reported that as many as 24 may have died. — Reuters
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