At least 54 people have been killed and scores
more injured after the truck they were being
transported in crashed in southern Mexico,
authorities say.
More than 150 people, said to be migrants from
Central America, were crammed into the truck's
trailer when it rolled in the state of Chiapas.
Pictures from the crash scene show victims
strewn across the road next to the overturned
truck.
There were also rows of what appeared to be
bodies covered in white sheets.
It is one of the worst accidents of its kind in
Mexico. Forty-nine people were confirmed dead
at the scene and five more died in hospital,
Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandón said.
Some 105 people - 83 men and 22 women - were
also injured in the crash, he said.
Emergency officials said the victims included
men, women and children. Their nationalities
have not been confirmed, but local officials said
most of the people on board were from
Honduras and Guatemala.
The truck was reportedly speeding when it
flipped on a sharp bend and hit a pedestrian
bridge on a main road leading to the Chiapas
state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Chiapas, which neighbours Guatamala, is a major
transit point for undocumented migrants . Swiss boy reporting from @WorldForum
more injured after the truck they were being
transported in crashed in southern Mexico,
authorities say.
More than 150 people, said to be migrants from
Central America, were crammed into the truck's
trailer when it rolled in the state of Chiapas.
Pictures from the crash scene show victims
strewn across the road next to the overturned
truck.
There were also rows of what appeared to be
bodies covered in white sheets.
It is one of the worst accidents of its kind in
Mexico. Forty-nine people were confirmed dead
at the scene and five more died in hospital,
Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandón said.
Some 105 people - 83 men and 22 women - were
also injured in the crash, he said.
Emergency officials said the victims included
men, women and children. Their nationalities
have not been confirmed, but local officials said
most of the people on board were from
Honduras and Guatemala.
The truck was reportedly speeding when it
flipped on a sharp bend and hit a pedestrian
bridge on a main road leading to the Chiapas
state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Chiapas, which neighbours Guatamala, is a major
transit point for undocumented migrants . Swiss boy reporting from @WorldForum
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