Mexico Bus Crash Kills at Least 24
Posted on: Sunday, 15 April 2007, 18:00 CDT
A bus and tractor-trailer rig collided near Juarez, Mexico, killing at least 24 people and injuring 18 more.
The vehicles collided on the Panamerican highway near the U.S.-Mexican border south of Texas early Saturday morning, El Universal newspaper reported Sunday. According to police sources, fuel from one of the vehicles spilled onto the highway and ignited, engulfing the bus in flames and burning those inside.
Bus accidents are common in Mexico with many of them blamed on poor road conditions and drivers.
Source: United Press International
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